Wim Kieft
Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show Voetbal Inside
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Kieft in 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Willem Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1962 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| AVV Madjoe | |||||||||||
| 1975–1979 | Ajax | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Ajax | 96 | (68) | ||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Pisa | 91 | (25) | ||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Torino | 19 | (8) | ||||||||
| 1987–1990 | PSV | 82 | (55) | ||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Bordeaux | 26 | (3) | ||||||||
| 1991–1994 | PSV | 88 | (34) | ||||||||
| Total | 402 | (193) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1981–1993 | Netherlands | 43 | (11) | ||||||||
Medal record
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A prolific goal-scorer whose main asset was his heading ability, he played for two big clubs, Ajax and PSV. He also played in Italy and France.
Kieft played for the Netherlands national team, and was a member of the squad that won Euro 1988. He also represented his nation at the 1990 World Cup.
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