Jan Antonie van Diepenbeek (5 August 1903 – 8 August 1981) was a Dutch international footballer who played for Ajax, HEDW and Wilhelmina Vooruit. He represented the Netherlands national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not play a game.

Jan van Diepenbeek
Personal information
Full name Jan Antonie van Diepenbeek[1]
Date of birth (1903-08-05)5 August 1903
Place of birth Uitgeest, Netherlands
Date of death 8 August 1981(1981-08-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Den Helder,[2] Netherlands
Position(s) Rightback
Youth career
EDW
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1938 Ajax 207 (8)
Wilhelmina Vooruit
WV HEDW
International career
1933–1935 Netherlands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

The bespectacled Van Diepenbeek played 207 matches for Ajax between 1929 and 1938, before joining Wilhelmina Vooruit and its successor WV-HEDW.[3]

International career edit

Van Diepenbeek made his debut for the Netherlands in a December 1933 friendly match against Austria and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 1935 friendly against Netherlands.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jan Antonie van Diepenbee". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ "In Den Helder..." De Telegraaf. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Intl career stats - EU Football

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