Gerrit Niekoop

Arnod Gerrit Niekoop is a former Surinamese football player, referee and board member of the Surinamese Football Association, as well as board member and former chairman of the Surinamese Refereeing Commission.[1]

Gerrit Niekoop
Personal information
Full name Arnod Gerrit Niekoop
Place of birth Diitabiki, Suriname
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1966 Robinhood ? (?)
1966–1970 MVV ? (?)
International career‡
1959–1965 Surinam 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of (08:53, 29 January 2016 (UTC))
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of (08:53, 29 January 2016 (UTC))

During his playing career he played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse for S.V. Robinhood and M.V.V., and for the Suriname national team. He spent most of his professional playing career with S.V. Robinhood, winning five national titles, finishing as the league top scorer in 1964.[2]

Career

SV Robinhood

Born in Diitabiki, Surinam, Niekoop joined S.V. Robinhood in 1954. Playing together with Humphrey Mijnals, Siegfried Haltman and Kenneth Kluivert during his career with Robinhood, he helped form the dangerous attack of Robinhood, only rivaled by S.V. Transvaal at the time.[3] In 1964 he led Robinhood to an undefeated season, winning the National championship and finishing as the leagues top goal scorer that same season.[4][5]

MVV

In 1966, he joined M.V.V. (Militaire Voetbal Vereniging), the football club of the military. He would continue his goal scoring habits at his new club, playing with the likes of Armand Doesburg and George Headley, who were considered a dangerous attacking tandem.[6]

International career

Suriname

Niekoop played for the Suriname national team, playing in the nation's first Olympic qualifiers following the foundation of the Surinamese Olympic Committee (S.O.C.) in 1959.[7]

He made his first appearance in a friendly match on 20 September 1959 against Martinique scoring the winning goal on his debut.[8] On 20 March 1964, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw with the Netherlands Antilles in the countries first Olympic qualifying match.[9] Niekoop scored additional goals in both losses against Argentina and Peru, before Suriname were eliminated in the second round. He also played in the CCCF Championship as well as the countries 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

Refereeing career

Following his playing career, Niekoop became a referee in the SVB Hoofdklasse in Suriname. Licensed by both FIFA and CONCACAF, Niekoop has refereed for International tournaments, including the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic qualifiers.[10]

As a member of the Surinamese Refereeing Commission, he became the chairman of the board, as well as a board member of the Surinamese Football Association. [11] No longer the chairman, he is still a member of the board and has been involved in the official training and licensing of referees in Suriname by FIFA. [12]

In June 2012, Niekoop was present when former Jungle Commando leader and owner of football club Inter Moengotapoe, Ronnie Brunswijk, intimidated the assistant referee and tore his shirt during a match against S.V. Transvaal, in which Transvaal had been awarded a free kick.[13]

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 September 1959National Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname Martinique
1–0
1–0
Friendly
2.10 October 1959Rif Stadion, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
1–1
2–2
1960 Summer Olympics qualification
3.16 April 1960Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Argentina
2–2
2–6
4.19 April 1960 Peru
1–0
1–3

Honors

Club
S.V. Robinhood[14]

Individual

References
  1. "SVB Jaarverslag 2013" (PDF). SVB.sr. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Sportman/-vrouw van het jaar; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Edwin 'Wiene' Schal voorbeeld voor voetballers". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "Koorndijk, Ronald Stanley; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. "Robinhood; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. "Doesburg, Armand; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. "Utrechts Nieuwsblad (20-07-1959), pag. 1 van 12". Utrechtse Dagblad. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. "Arnod Gerrit Niekoop". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. "Gerrit Niekoop". Soccerdb.info. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. "CONCACAF U-17 Women's 2008 Recap" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  11. "Suriname - Referees - Men". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. "Dertig arbiters klaar voor FIFA MA-cursus". NoSprang. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  13. "Enfant terrible Surinaamse politiek mept weer". Waterkant. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  14. "Gerrit Niekoop - Career Honours". Soccer-db.info.
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