Coen Dillen

Coen Dillen
Personal information
Full nameCoenraad Henrik Dillen
Date of birth5 October 1926
Place of birthStrijp, Netherlands
Date of death24 July 1990 (aged 63)
Place of deathGoes, Netherlands
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1937–1941Brabantia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1941–1945PSV0(0)
1945–1949Brabantia
1949–1961PSV328(287)
1961–1963Helmondia '55
National team
1954–1957Netherlands5(4)
Teams managed
1964–1966RKSV Nuenen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Coenraad Henrik Dillen (5 October 1926 – 24 July 1990) was a Dutch footballer who played for Brabantia, PSV and Helmondia '55, as well as the Dutch national side. After retiring from playing he spent a two-year spell as manager of amateur side RKSV Nuenen.

His goal tally of 43 in the 1956/57 season remains the highest score by an individual in the Eredivisie.[1] He scored twenty goals in a nine-match period between 27 January and 31 March 1957.[2]

His brother Cor Dillen was a businessman who was the CEO of Philips.

References

  1. "Will Suarez be a record breaker?". Soccernet. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. John Ashdown (25 January 2012). "Has a player ever been idolised by a club he has never played for?". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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