Sjaak Swart

Sjaak Swart

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1938-07-03) July 3, 1938
Place of birth	Muiderberg, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	OVVO
	Amsterdam
	AFC Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1973	AFC Ajax	461	(170)
International career
1960–1972	Netherlands	31	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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 and was born in Muiderberg, 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.

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.

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