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Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij (born 1 August 1953 in Eindhoven, North Brabant), commonly known as Adrie van Kraay, is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij | ||
Date of birth | 1 August 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1982 | PSV Eindhoven | 309 | (5) |
1982–1984 | Waterschei Thor | 57 | (1) |
1984–1985 | FC Basel | 17 | (0) |
Total | 383 | (6) | |
International career | |||
1975–1979 | Netherlands | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Van Kraaij represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven from 1971 until 1982, making 309 appearances and five scores for his club. At the end of his career, he had short spells at K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk of Belgium and FC Basel of Switzerland. From 2008 until 2010, Van Kraay was director of football at PSV Eindhoven, after Stan Valckx left the club.[1]
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