Piet Kraak

Piet Kraak
Kraak in 1951
Personal information
Full name Pieter Cornelis Kraak[1]
Date of birth (1921-02-14)14 February 1921
Place of birth Alblasserdam, Netherlands
Date of death 28 April 1984(1984-04-28) (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.

  1. ^ van der Zouw, Hennie (22 March 2018). "Piet Kraak (1921–1984) een in Alblasserdam geboren Olympische voetbal legende" [Piet Kraak (1921–1984) an Alblasserdam-born Olympic football legend]. Alblasserdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Onkenhout, Paul. p. 53.
  3. ^ Aarts, Arnold et al. p. 53.
  4. ^ "Piet Kraak". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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