Gerrie Kleton

Gerrie Kleton

Kleton in 1982
Personal information
Date of birth	15 September 1953
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	8 January 2006 (aged 52)
Place of death	, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1972–1974	Ajax	4	(0)
1974–1975	MVV
1975-1976	Haarlem
1976–1978	Cercle Brugge
1978–1979	Beerschot
1979-1985	Haarlem
1985-1986	AZ'67
1986–1988	RKC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gerrie Kleton (September 15, 1953 – January 8, 2006) was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.^[1] He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982-1983 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.^[2]

Death

Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old^[3] and survived by his wife and two daughters.

References

1. Gerrie Kleton op 52-jarige leeftijd overleden - Trouw (Dutch)
2. Loezjniki-ramp wordt na 25 jaar zichtbaar - Volkskrant (Dutch)
3. "Oud-Ajacied Gerrie Kleton overleden" (in Dutch). AD. 10 January 2006.

External links

• (Dutch) Obituary KNVB
• Ajax career stats - Ajax