Adrie van Kraay

Adrie van Kraay

Adrie van Kraay in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij
Date of birth	August 1, 1953
Place of birth	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1971–1982	PSV Eindhoven	309	(5)
1982–1984	Waterschei Thor	57	(1)
1984–1985	FC Basel	17	(0)
–	Total	383	(6 )
National team
1975–1979	Netherlands	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, North Brabant), commonly known as Adrie van Kraay, is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands.

Career

Van Kraaij represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven from 1971 until 1982, making 309 appearances and five scores for his club. At the end of his career, he had short spells at K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk of Belgium and FC Basel of Switzerland. From 2008 until 2010, Van Kraay was director of football at PSV Eindhoven, after Stan Valckx left the club.^[1]

References

1. "Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Adrie van Kraaij". PSV.nl. 10 June 2013.

External links

• (German) Profile
• (Dutch) PSV Profile