Wim Kieft

Wim Kieft
Kieft in 2017
Personal information
Full name Willem Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft
Date of birth (1962-11-12) 12 November 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
AVV Madjoe[1]
1975–1979 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Ajax 96 (68)
1983–1986 Pisa 91 (25)
1986–1987 Torino 19 (8)
1987–1990 PSV 82 (55)
1990–1991 Bordeaux 26 (3)
1991–1994 PSV 88 (34)
Total 402 (193)
International career
1981–1993 Netherlands 43 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
First place European Championship 1988
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show Voetbal Inside

A prolific goal-scorer whose main asset was his heading ability, he played for two big clubs, Ajax and PSV. He also played in Italy and France.

Kieft played for the Netherlands national team, and was a member of the squad that won Euro 1988. He also represented his nation at the 1990 World Cup.

  1. ^ Haen, Jo (14 September 2017). "092 – Wim Kieft begon bij Madjoe" (in Dutch). Stichting Vrienden van Watergraafsmeer. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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