Adrie van Kraay

Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij (born 1 August 1953 in Eindhoven, North Brabant), commonly known as Adrie van Kraay, is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Kraaij, not Kraaij.
Adrie van Kraay
Adrie van Kraay in 1978
Personal information
Full name Adrianus Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraaij
Date of birth (1953-08-01) 1 August 1953
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1982 PSV Eindhoven 309 (5)
1982–1984 Waterschei Thor 57 (1)
1984–1985 FC Basel 17 (0)
Total 383 (6)
International career
1975–1979 Netherlands 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Van Kraaij represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven from 1971 until 1982, making 309 appearances and five scores for his club. At the end of his career, he had short spells at K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk of Belgium and FC Basel of Switzerland. From 2008 until 2010, Van Kraay was director of football at PSV Eindhoven, after Stan Valckx left the club.[1]

References
  1. "Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Adrie van Kraaij". PSV.nl. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013.
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