Cornelius Claudius Henricus "Kees" van Ierssel (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlijəs ˈklʌudijəs ɦɛnˈrikʏs ˈkeːs fɑn ˈiːrsəl];[a] born 6 December 1945) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right-back.

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 (age 80)
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-up1974 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 197310
197450
Total60

Honours

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FC Twente

Netherlands

Notes

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

References

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  1. 1 2 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Vi.nl.
  3. "Cees van Ierssel – 06 december 1945". Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). voetbalstats.nl
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