Miel Pijs
.jpg) Coen Moulijn and Miel Pijs (1965) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emile Pijs | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV De Valk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1967–1969 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 1969–1972 | N.E.C. | ||
| 1972–1974 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| EVV Eindhoven | |||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1968 | Netherlands | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miel Pijs (born 22 August 1941) is a Dutch former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Valkenswaard, Pijs began playing amateur football with his hometown club VV De Valk. In 1961, he turned professional by signing with PSV Eindhoven. Pijs played for PSV in the Eredivisie for six seasons before finishing his career with spells at Sparta Rotterdam, N.E.C., FC Den Bosch and EVV Eindhoven.[1] He was a member of PSV's 1962–63 Eredivisie winning side.[2]
International career
[edit]Pijs made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Switzerland.[3] He would make a total of eight international appearances, scoring one goal against Hungary in the Netherlands' first match of UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "DE VALK 100 JAAR DEEL 2: Transfer Pijs naar PSV gaf De Valk lucht" [DE VALK FOR 100 YEARS PART TWO: De Valk gave flight to Pijs with PSV transfer] (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Fort, Didier (17 January 2001). "Netherlands Professional Championship Winning Squads". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (28 December 2017). "Miel Pijs - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "De PSV-kampioen die na een doelpunt voor Oranje een schietverbod van Johan Cruijff kreeg: 'Zoiets geloof je toch niet?'" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 24 March 2023.
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