Johannes Theodorus Veenstra (21 October 1942 – 27 October 2023) was a Dutch

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Elden, Veenstra started his career at hometown club Vitesse in 1960 and scored 60 goals in 113 matches for the club. He was Vitesse's top goalscorer with 16 goals when they won the

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title, clinching promotion to the second tier. He then joined

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in 1967. He played 174 official games for the

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outfit. He finished his playing career at PEC Zwolle. Veenstra later managed amateur sides VV Diepenveen, WZC Wapenveld, SV Schalkhaar, VV Daventria, VV Holten en Koninklijke UD.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veenstra, Jan 1942 births 2023 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Arnhem Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players SBV Vitesse players Go Ahead Eagles players PEC Zwolle players