Jan Groenendijk (footballer)

Jan Groenendijk
	Elinkwijk against Volendam 0-2.1. Number 18 Groenendijk, keeper
Personal information
Date of birth	6 July 1946
Place of birth	Vreeswijk, Netherlands
Date of death	9 February 2014 (aged 67)
Place of death	Culemborg, Netherlands
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1957–1968	Geinoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1970	Elinkwijk
1970–1972	FC Utrecht
1972–1974	Go Ahead Eagles
1974–1976	Wageningen
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2014

Jan Groenendijk (6 July 1946 – 9 February 2014) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Born in Vreeswijk, Groenendijk came through the youth ranks at hometown club Geinoord and made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Elinkwijk and joined new club FC Utrecht who were formed by a merger of DOS, Elinkwijk and Velox in 1970. On Wednesday 19 August 1970 he became the first ever goalscorer of the new club after scoring in 1-4 defeat by Feyenoord. He would become the club's first top goalscorer that season with 18.^[1]

He later played for Go Ahead Eagles and Wageningen.^[2]

Death

Groenendijk died of esophageal cancer on 9 February 2014.^[3]

References

^ GEIN-IG DAGBOEK DEEL 20 - Geinoord (in Dutch)
^ Jan Groenendijk (67) overleden - NOS (in Dutch)
^ Jan Groenendijk op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine - FC Utrecht (in Dutch)

External links

Bio Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Bunnikside (in Dutch)

[1] GEIN-IG DAGBOEK DEEL 20 - Geinoord (in Dutch)

[2] Jan Groenendijk (67) overleden - NOS (in Dutch)

[3] Jan Groenendijk op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine - FC Utrecht (in Dutch)

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