Gerrie Mühren

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Gerrie Mühren
Mühren in 1979
Personal information
Full name Gerardus Dominicus Hyacinthus Maria Mühren
Date of birth (1946-02-02)2 February 1946
Place of birth Volendam, Netherlands
Date of death 19 September 2013(2013-09-19) (aged 67)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1968
Volendam
52 (7)
1968–1976 Ajax 220 (54)
1976–1979 Real Betis 86 (13)
1979–1980 Volendam 33 (7)
1980–1981 MVV 26 (3)
1981–1982 Seiko 20 (2)
1982–1984 DS '79 18 (0)
1984–1985 Volendam 17 (0)
International career
1969–1973 Netherlands 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerardus ("Gerrie") Dominicus Hyacinthus Maria Mühren[1] (2 February 1946 – 19 September 2013) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3] He was the older brother of Arnold Mühren, who likewise played for the Netherlands national team.[2]

Club career

Born in

Real Madrid.[7]

He later played for

1977 Copa del Rey but he was denied a winners' medal, for foreigners were not allowed to play in the cup competition.[8]

In 1983, he won the Dutch Eerste Divisie title with DS '79,[9] but the club was relegated from the Eredivisie the next year, which prompted him to return for a final season to Volendam.[10]

International career

Mühren was capped by the Netherlands national team on ten occasions, his first cap coming against England in November 1969, and his last against Belgium in November 1973.[2]

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked as a scout for Ajax. He died of Myelodysplastic syndrome, aged 67, in his home town of Volendam.[11]

Honours

Volendam

Ajax

Dordrecht

  • Eerste Divisie:
    1982–83

Seiko

References

  1. ^ "Mühren: Gerardus Demonicus Hyacinthus Mühren". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Gerrit 'Gerrie' Mühren - International Appearances". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "Gerrie Mühren (67) overleden". nos.nl.
  4. ^ "European Competitions 1970-71". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "European Competitions 1971-72". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "European Competitions 1972-73". RSSSF.
  7. ^ Gerrie Mühren (67) overleden - Ajax (in Dutch)
  8. ^ El Real Betis guardará un minuto de silencio ante el Olympique Lyonnais en memoria de Gerrie Mühren[permanent dead link] - Real Betis (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Een historische dag - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
  10. ^ Oud DS-speler Gerrie Mühren overleden Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Oud-voetballer Gerrie Mühren (67) overleden - RTV Noord Holland (in Dutch)

External links

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