Piet Schrijvers

Pieter "Piet" Schrijvers (15 December 1946 – 7 September 2022) was a Dutch professional football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper.

At club level, he spent nine years with AFC Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups.

At international level, he was a member of the Netherlands squads which finished runner up in both the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups. In addition, he was selected in the Dutch squads for UEFA Euro 1976 and 1980.

Death

Schrijvers died in September 2022 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

Nicknames

Schrijvers earned his first nickname at Ajax, as De Beer van De Meer (meaning The Bear of De Meer, the stadium where Ajax used to play its home games). Later, he earned several other (rhyming) nicknames, such as De Bolle van Zwolle (The Fatty from Zwolle). Most names alluded to his stature as he used to be heavy. Schrijvers himself said in interviews he was only proud of his nickname at Ajax.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83
• KNVB Cup: winner 1978–79, 1982–83; runner-up 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup: runner-up 1974, 1978
• UEFA European Football Championship: third place 1976

Individual

• Tonny van Leeuwen Award (best goalkeeper of the season): 1971-72
• Dutch Golden Boot winner: 1983

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