Wim Suurbier

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Personal information
Wim Suurbier
Full name	Wilhelmus Lourens Johannes Suurbier
Date of birth	January 16, 1945 (1945-01-16) (age 63)
Place of birth	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Playing position	Full-back
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	Ajax Amsterdam
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1964-1977 1978 1978-1979 1979-1981 1981 1982 1964-1982	Ajax Amsterdam Schalke 04 FC Metz Los Angeles Aztecs Sparta Rotterdam Golden Bay Earthquakes Total	392 (16) 12 (0) 24 (0) 73 (3) 11 (1) 23 (0) 535 (20)
National team²
1966-1978	Netherlands	60 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Wilhelmus ("Wim") Lourens Johannes Suurbier (born 16 January 1945 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football player. He was wingback who was part of the Dutch national team and AFC Ajax teams of the 1970s.

Suurbier made his debut for Ajax Amsterdam when he was 19 and played with them for 13 years, all throughout the most successful era until 1977 when he was 32 years old.

He was an accomplished defender with great stamina, pace and technical skills. Suurbier was a big part of the 70's total football team the 'Twelve Apostles' of Ajax Amsterdam lead by Johan Cruijff, which lifted the UEFA Champions League three times in a row.

During his career he played for:

1964-77 – Ajax Amsterdam
1977-78 – Schalke 04

He later also played for the Los Angeles Aztecs of the NASL.

He played 60 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football team from 1966 to 1978. He played in both the 1974 and 1978 World Cups where the Dutch finished second, and also the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

[edit] Honours

x 7 Eredivisie winner: 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68, 69-70, 71-72, 72-73, 76-77
x 4 KNVB Cup winner: 1967, 1970, 1971 & 1972
x 3 UEFA Champions League winner: 1971, 1972 & 1973
x 2 European Super Cup winner: 1972 & 1973
x 1 Intercontinental Cup winner: 1972

[edit] External links

`Suurbier Appreciated` - [1]
1974 FIFA World Cup final appearance - [2]
1978 FIFA World Cup final appearance - [3]
1976 Euro 3rd Place winners - [4]

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Geels • 2 Haan • 3 van Hanegem • 4 van Ierssel • 5 Israël • 6 Jansen • 7 de Jong • 8 Jongbloed • 9 Keizer • 10 R. van de Kerkhof • 11 W. van de Kerkhof • 12 Krol • 13 Neeskens • 14 Cruijff • 15 Rensenbrink • 16 Rep • 17 Rijsbergen • 18 Schrijvers • 19 Strik • 20 Suurbier • 21 Treijtel • 22 Vos • Coach: Michels

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup Runners-up

1 Schrijvers • 2 Poortvliet • 3 Schoenaker • 4 van Kraay • 5 Krol • 6 Jansen • 7 Wildschut • 8 Jongbloed • 9 Haan • 10 R. van de Kerkhof • 11 W. van de Kerkhof • 12 Rensenbrink • 13 Neeskens • 14 Boskamp • 15 Hovenkamp • 16 Rep • 17 Rijsbergen • 18 Nanninga • 19 Doesburg • 20 Suurbier • 21 Lubse • 22 Brandts • Coach: Happel