Gerardus Willem "Wim" Anderiesen Jr. (2 September 1931 – 27 January 2017) was a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He played as a defender at club level from the early-1950s to the mid-1960s. He played for Ajax from 1951 to 1961, making 177 appearances for the side. He later capped for Holland Sport.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, he was the son and namesake of

Wim Anderiesen Willem Gerardus "Wim" Anderiesen (27 November 1903 – 18 July 1944) was a Dutch footballer. Club career Born in Amsterdam, he played for Romein and 't Gooi before being admitted to Ajax, where he would play from 1925 to 1940, winning five ...

(1903–1944). Anderiesen played 10 years for Ajax, playing 177 official matches in their senior team (ranking 81st in the club's Club van 100) and winning two league titles with them. He later played a few seasons for SHS and Holland Sport.

Personal life

In May 1945, Anderiesen was shot in the back during the Dam Square shooting in Amsterdam, when German soldiers fired at a crowd who were celebrating the German capitulation after World War II. Anderiesen was one of the founding members of the Dutch players' union.Voor de werknemers van de bond zijn de verleidingen groot
- Trouw His father

also played for Ajax and earned 46 caps for the Netherlands national football team. Wim Anderiesen Jr. died on 27 January 2017 in Heerhugowaard at the age of 85.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderiesen, Wim Jr. 1931 births 2017 deaths AFC Ajax players Eredivisie players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers