Wim Bleijenberg [SEP] place of death
Wim Bleijenberg
Wim Bleijenberg (5 November 1930 – 10 January 2016) was a Dutch international football player, who played for FC Wageningen, Rigtersbleek, AFC Ajax, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, Go Ahead Eagles and AGOVV Apeldoorn during his career.
He was nicknamed "Wim Kontje" (Bill Backside) because of his ability to turn away from his opponents.
Club career.
Club career Early career.
Born and raised in Veenendaal, on the outskirts of Utrecht, Bleijenberg began his career in the youth ranks
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Ajax achieved some success on the domestic level, earning the first Eredivisie-championship in 1957 and again in 1960, the 1960 title decided by a playoff after equalling in points with arch-rivals Feyenoord. Ajax cruised to a 5–1 victory with a hat trick by striker Wim Bleijenberg.
Bleijenberg was not the top scorer, however. Henk Groot – the younger brother of Cees Groot, who had scored 100 goals for Ajax in his five-year stay – arrived in 1959 from Stormvogels and scored 38 goals in