Gerrie Kleton

Gerrie Kleton

Kleton in 1982
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-09-15)15 September 1953
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 52)
Place of death , Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Ajax 4 (0)
1974–1975 MVV
1975-1976 Haarlem
1976–1978 Cercle Brugge
1978–1979 Beerschot
1979-1985 Haarlem
1985-1986 AZ'67
1986–1988 RKC

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Gerrie Kleton (September 15, 1953 – January 8, 2006) was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.[1] He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982-1983 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.[2]

Death

Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old[3] and survived by his wife and two daughters.

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Belgium Dirk Beheydt
Cercle Brugge top scorer
1978
Succeeded by
Belgium Dirk Beheydt
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