Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pieter Cornelis Kraak[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Alblasserdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 28 April 1984 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1932–1934 | VSV | ||
1934–1945 | Stormvogels | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–1953 | Stormvogels | ||
1953–1960 | Elinkwijk | ||
International career | |||
1946–1959 | Netherlands | 33 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1967–1968 | Velox | ||
1970–197? | AaB | ||
1974–1977 | Nakskov | ||
1978–1979 | Holbæk B&I | ||
Fårevejle | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Kraak (14 February 1921 – 28 April 1984) was a Dutch football goalkeeper and manager. Known for his ferocity in the penalty area,[2][3] Kraak played most of his senior career for Stormvogels. He also gained 33 caps for the Netherlands national team, including appearances at the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics.[4] After his playing career he worked as a coach, notably at Velox before moving to Denmark where he coached AaB and Holbæk B&I, among others.