Cornelis Johannes Geelhuijzen (4 February 1929 – 25 November 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender for Ajax.[1][2]

Cor Geelhuijzen
Geelhuijzen in 1957
Personal information
Full name Cornelis Johannes Geelhuijzen[1]
Date of birth (1929-02-04)4 February 1929
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Place of death 25 November 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 91)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1942–1954 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1960 Ajax 125 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geelhuijzen later worked as a tailor, trained amateur club De Foresters, and celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary in 2018.[3]

He died on 25 November 2020, aged 91.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1953–54[5] 1 0 1 0
1954–55[6] 26 0 26 0
1955–56[7] 30 0 30 0
1956–57[8] 34 0 2 0 36 0
1957–58[9] 26 0 2[a] 0 28 0
1958–59[10] 0 0 1 0 1 0
1959–60[11] 8 0 8 0
Total 125 0 3 0 2 0 130 0
  1. ^ Appearances in European Cup.

Sources

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  • Vermeer, Evert; van Hoof, Marcelle (1999). Ajax 100 Jaar Jubileumboek 1900-2000 (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Luitingh-Sijthoff. ISBN 90-245-3497-6.

References

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