Gustav Karl "Guus" Dräger (14 December 1917 – 24 May 1989) was a Dutch association football player, who played as a winger for SDW, DWS,

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, IJ.V.V. Stormvogels and for the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Dräger began his football career in the youth ranks of ASC SDW in Amsterdam, playing one season before moving to

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in 1937 at the age of 19. In 1941 Dräger transferred to

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where he played in 207 matches and scoring 80 goals within a decade (1941–1951). He ended his career in 1953 with IJ.V.V. Stormvogels, playing amateur football for EVC from Edam afterwards. In 1961 he became the manager for BFC from Bussum.

International career

He was also a member of the

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. Between 1939 and 1948 he played in 13 matches, scoring 5 goals for the Dutch national team. He was also part of the Dutch squad for the

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, but he did not play in any matches.

References

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Guus Dräger statistics
at Voetbalstats.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Drager, Guus 1917 births 1989 deaths Men's association football wingers Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers AFC DWS players AFC Ajax players Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportsmen