Sjaak Swart

Sjaak Swart

Personal information
Date of birth	July 3, 1938
Place of birth	Muiderberg, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Winger
Youth career
	OVVO
	Amsterdam
	AFC Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1956–1973	AFC Ajax	461	(170)
National team
1960–1972	Netherlands	31	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jesaia (Sjaak) Swart (born July 3, 1938, in Muiderberg) is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of almost 600 matches, a record for the club.

Biography

He is Jewish^[1] and was born in Muiderberg,^[2] a village about 15 kilometers east of Amsterdam.

Nicknamed Mr. Ajax, he played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of almost 600 matches, a record for the club.^[2]

He was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972, 1973. He earned 31 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring ten goals.^[3]

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie (8): 1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
• KNVB Cup (5): 1960–61, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
• European Cup (3): 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
• Intertoto Cup: 1962
• European Supercup: 1972, 1973
• Intercontinental Cup: 1972

Career

Season	Team	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		European Tournament		Total
			App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1956–57	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	-	-	6	0	-	-	6	0
1957–58	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	19	3	-	-	2	0	21	3
1958–59	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	7	3	5	4	-	-	12	7
1959–60	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	34	18	-	-	-	-	34	18
1960–61	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	33	7	7	3	2	1	42	11
1961–62	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	33	5	2	1	10	4	45	10
1962–63	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	28	5	2	0	3	1	33	6
1963–64	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	30	12	5	0	1	0	36	12
1964–65	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	29	11	1	0	-	-	30	11
1965–66	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	30	10	4	3	-	-	34	13
1966–67	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	34	23	5	3	6	3	45	29
1967–68	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	32	11	7	1	6	2	45	14
1968–69	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	32	13	3	2	10	3	45	18
1969–70	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	31	13	6	1	10	6	47	20
1970–71	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	31	16	6	1	8	1	45	18
1971–72	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	33	11	5	3	9	3	47	17
1972–73	Ajax Amsterdam	Eredivisie	25	9	1	0	3	1	29	10
Total			461	170	65	22	70	25	596	217

See also

• List of select Jewish association football players

References

1. Buchheister, Hendrik (4 October 2013). "Football: Why Tottenham and Ajax Fans Have a Jewish Identity". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
2. Quixano, Jordi (2 November 2014). "Escribimos parte de la historia del fútbol" [We wrote part of the history of football]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
3. Stokkermans, Karel (2010-02-05). "Sjaak Swart – International Appearances". RSSSF.