Piet Schrijvers (15 December 1946 – 7 September 2022)https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1875093014/voormalig-oranje-doelman-piet-schrijvers-75-overleden was a Dutch professional football manager and player who played as a

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. At international level, he was a member of the

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squads which finished runner up in both the 1974 and 1978

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s. At club level, he spent nine years with

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, winning five

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titles and two KNVB Cups.

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