Dirk Been (28 December 1914 – 20 May 1978) was a Dutch
football
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defender who was a non-playing squad member for the
Netherlands
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in the
1938 FIFA World Cup
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.
Club career
He played for hometown side
Ajax, but during the
Second World War
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he was
forced to work in
Germany
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. There, as a wartime Guest Player, he played for
Hamburger SVDie Bomben-Mannschaft
- Spiegel
References
External links
Ajax stats
- Ajax Info
1914 births
1978 deaths
Footballers from Amsterdam
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
AFC Ajax players
Hamburger SV players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Dutch World War II forced labourers
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