Dolf Niezen

Dolf Niezen
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-02-14)14 February 1926
Date of death 1 May 2020(2020-05-01) (aged 94)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
ADO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1949 ADO 97 (0)
1949–1951 Quick
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dolf Niezen (14 February 1926 – 1 May 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Niezen joined ADO at the age of 9 and made his first-team debut at the age of 16. That season, in 1942 during World War II, the club became Dutch champion, making him the youngest goalkeeper to win the title. He made 97 league appearances for ADO between 1942 and 1949, before later playing for Quick.

Later life and death

He died on 1 May 2020, aged 94.

References

  1. ↑ "Overzicht Spelers A.D.O./ FC Den Haag / ADO Den Haag". www.adostats.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Oud-doelman Dolf Niezen overleden, hij werd op een heel bijzonder moment kampioen met ADO". Algemeen Dagblad.
  3. ↑ "Voormalig ADO-kampioen Dolf Niezen (94) overleden". adodenhaag.nl. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Goed debuut van Niezen". Het Vrije Volk. 21 November 1949. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dolf Niezen verlaat Quick". Het Vaderland. 21 September 1951. Retrieved 1 May 2020.