Willy van der Kuijlen

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Wilhelmus ("Willy") Martinus Leonardus Johannes van der Kuijlen (born December 6, 1946 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football attacking midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained 22 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring seven goals, in the 1960s and 1970s.

Nicknamed Skiete Willy (Shoot Willy) and Mister PSV, he served PSV Eindhoven for eighteen seasons. He moved to MVV Maastricht in the 1981-1982 season, and retired from professional football at the end of that season. He still is the topscorer of all time of the Dutch Eredivisie, scoring 311 goals. For PSV he made 685 goals in 844 matches.

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Preceded by
Frans Geurtsen
Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer
1965-1966
Succeeded by
Johan Cruijff
Preceded by
Dick van Dijk
Ove Kindvall
Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer
1969-1970
Succeeded by
Ove Kindvall
Preceded by
Cas Janssens
Willy Brokamp
Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer
1973-1974
Succeeded by
Ruud Geels


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