Cornelius "Kees" Claudius Henricus van Ierssel (; born 6 December 1945,
Breda) is a Dutch former
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
During his club career he played for
FC Twente
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from 1969 to 1979. He earned 6 caps for the
Netherlands national football team
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,
[. voetbalstats.nl] and was part of the squad that finished as runners-up in the
1974 FIFA World Cup.
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Biography
1945 births
Living people
Dutch footballers
Netherlands men's international footballers
Eredivisie players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
FC Twente players
Heracles Almelo players
Footballers from Breda
Men's association football defenders
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