Henk Groot

Henk Groot
	Groot in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Groot
Date of birth	22 April 1938
Place of birth	Zaandijk, Netherlands
Date of death	11 May 2022 (aged 84)
Place of death	Zaandam, Netherlands
Position	Forward
Youth career
1947-1954	FC Zaandijk
1954-1956	Stormvogels
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1959	Stormvogels
1959–1963	Ajax
1963–1965	Feijenoord
1965–1969	Ajax
Total
International career
1960–1969	Netherlands
Managerial career
1969–1973	Ajax (scout)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hendrik Groot (22 April 1938 – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Zaandijk, Groot started playing football for hometown club ZVV Zaandijk before joining Stormvogels alongside his older brother Cees. Henk later made his professional debut on 23 August 1959 in a 3–0 win of Ajax against NAC, scoring a hattrick in the same match. He also played for Feyenoord. Groot was renowned for his goalscoring prowess, especially with headers. His most famous goal was a header against Real Madrid in 1967. He is still record goalscorer in one season for Ajax, since he scored 41 in the 1960-61 Eredivisie season.

International career

A prolific striker, Groot scored 12 goals in 39 games for the Netherlands.

Family

His older brother Cees Groot also played for Ajax. Henk Groot is related to Dutch football player Kick Groot.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1960	8	3
	1961	6	4
	1962	6	4
	1963	6	1
	1964	0	0
	1965	3	0
	1966	0	0
	1967	5	0
	1968	3	0
	1969	2	0
Total		39	12

Honours

Ajax

Eredivisie: 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
KNVB Cup: 1960–61, 1966–67
International Football Cup: 1961–62
European Cup: runner up 1968-1969

Feyenoord

Eredivisie: 1964–65
KNVB Cup: 1964–65

Individual

Eredivisie top scorer: 1959–60 – 38 goals in 33 matches, 1960–61 – 41 goals in 32 matches

There are mildly differing numbers out there with regard to the number of matches and goals.

References

↑ Henk Groot 75 jaar Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Ajax.nl, Retrieved 28 May 2013 (Dutch)
↑ "Henk Groot overleden". ZVV Zaandijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ "ZVV Zaandijk bestaat 100 jaar: terugblik met clubicoon Henk Groot". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ "Ex-international Henk Groot (84) overleden". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ "Henk Groot". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 September 2026.
↑ "Geen profcarrière, wél een bijzondere vriendschap voor Noordwijk-verdediger Groot" [No professional career, but a special friendshop for Noordwijk defender Groot]. ESPN NL (in Dutch). 28 October 2024.
↑ "Henk Groot - Interlands Nederlands Elftal" (in Dutch).

External links

Henk Groot at Ererat (in Dutch)
Henk Groot, AFC Ajax (per 12 March 2020)
Henk Groot at WorldFootball.net

Henk Groot at National-Football-Teams.com

Henk Groot at Kicker (in German)

Henk Groot at EU-Football.info
John Beuker: Netherlands - Eredivisie Top Scorers, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2019-06-20
Karel Stokkermans" Henk Groot - Goals in International Matches, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 20101–09–24

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[wereld-1] Henk Groot 75 jaar Archived 15 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Ajax.nl, Retrieved 28 May 2013 (Dutch)

[2] "Henk Groot overleden". ZVV Zaandijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[3] "ZVV Zaandijk bestaat 100 jaar: terugblik met clubicoon Henk Groot". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[4] "Ex-international Henk Groot (84) overleden". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[5] "Henk Groot". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 September 2026.

[6] "Geen profcarrière, wél een bijzondere vriendschap voor Noordwijk-verdediger Groot" [No professional career, but a special friendshop for Noordwijk defender Groot]. ESPN NL (in Dutch). 28 October 2024.

[Voetbalstats-7] "Henk Groot - Interlands Nederlands Elftal" (in Dutch).