Kees van Ierssel

Kees van Ierssel

Van Ierssel in 1974
Personal information
Full name	Cornelius Claudius Henricus van Ierssel
Date of birth	(1945-12-06) 6 December 1945
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Position	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1969	Baronie Breda	130	(38)
1969–1979	Twente	313	(14)
1979–1982	Heracles	82	(6)
Total		525	(58)
International career
1973–1974	Netherlands	6[1]	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1974 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cornelius Claudius Henricus "Kees" van Ierssel (Dutch pronunciation:[kɔrˈneːlijəsˈklʌudijəsɦɛnˈrikʏsˈkeːsfɑnˈiːrsəl];^[a] born 6 December 1945) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right-back.

During his club career he played for FC Twente from 1969 to 1979.^[2] He earned six caps for the Netherlands national team,^[3] and was part of the squad that finished as runners-up in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1973	1	0
	1974	5	0
Total		6	0

Honours

FC Twente

• Eredivisie runner-up: 1973-74
• KNVB Cup: winner 1976-77, runner-up 1974-75, 1978-79

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1974

Notes

1. In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].

References

1. "Kees van Ierssel - Interlands Nederlands elftal". voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch).
2. "Van Ierssel". Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2009.. Vi.nl.
3. "Cees van Ierssel – 06 december 1945". Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2013.. voetbalstats.nl

External links

• Kees van Ierssel at WorldFootball.net
• Biography