Eduard Willem Treijtel (born 28 May 1946) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He won the
Intercontinental Cup in 1970 and the
UEFA Cup
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in the 1973–74 season with
Feyenoord
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.
Club career
Treijtel was born in
Rotterdam
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. He joined
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...
from
Xerxes/DHC in 1968 along with
Willem van Hanegem
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. On 15 November 1970, Treijtel took down a
gull
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with the ball from a goal-kick during the derby between
Sparta Rotterdam and
Feyenoord Rotterdam. That gull was later put in Feyenoord's ''Home of History'', but notable Sparta fans want it to be transferred to Sparta's museum. Treijtel moved to
AZ'67 in 1979. He retired in 1985.
International career
Treijtel obtained five
caps
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for the
Netherlands national team. He represented his country in two
FIFA World Cup qualification matches
and was a non-playing squad member at the
1974 FIFA World Cup.
References
External links
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Profile
1946 births
Living people
Dutch footballers
Netherlands international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
XerxesDZB players
Feyenoord players
AZ Alkmaar players
Footballers from Rotterdam
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Eredivisie players
UEFA Cup winning players
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