Eddy Pieters Graafland
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Pieters Graafland in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Laurens Pieters Graafland | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 28 April 2020 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Barendrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1952 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | Ajax | 154 | (0) |
| 1958–1970 | Feijenoord | 356 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1967 | Netherlands | 47 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1981 | Feyenoord (youth coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduard Laurens Pieters Graafland (5 January 1934 – 28 April 2020) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he was the goalkeeper of Ajax, Feyenoord and the Netherlands. In 1970, his last season as a professional, he won the Europa Cup with Feijenoord. In total, he was capped for the national team 47 times.
His nickname was, after his abbreviated surname, Eddy PG. He was a renowned penalty stopper, and kept a notebook with potential penalty takers' favorite side.