Pleun Strik
Encyclopedia
Pleun Strik is a former Dutch
international footballer
.
He played two matches for the Netherlands national football team
in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
tournament, and he made the Dutch squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
, although he did not play in the tournament.
Strik played club football with PSV Eindhoven for over eight years in the late 1960s and 1970s, and made a total of 28 appearances for them in UEFA club competitions. This included four games in the 1975–76 European Cup, although he did not play in the semi-final matches against AS Saint-Étienne
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
international footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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He played two matches for the Netherlands national football team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Hosts and defending champions qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition....
tournament, and he made the Dutch squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
, although he did not play in the tournament.
Strik played club football with PSV Eindhoven for over eight years in the late 1960s and 1970s, and made a total of 28 appearances for them in UEFA club competitions. This included four games in the 1975–76 European Cup, although he did not play in the semi-final matches against AS Saint-Étienne
AS Saint-Étienne
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire is a French association football club based in Saint-Étienne. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Saint-Étienne plays its home matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard located within the city...
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