Willem Gerardus "Wim" Anderiesen (27 November 1903 – 18 July 1944) was a Dutch

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Club career

Born in

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, he played for Romein and 't Gooi before being admitted to

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, where he would play from 1925 to 1940, winning five national titles.

International career

He also earned 46 caps for the

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, and participated in the

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and 1938 World Cups.

Personal life

He was married to Trijntje Huizinga and had three children. Aside from football, he was employed as

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and doorman. He died in 1944 from

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. His son, Wim Anderiesen Jr., also played for Ajax in the 1950s and died in January 2017, aged 85.Wim Anderiesen junior (85) overleden
- Ajax

References

1903 births 1944 deaths Footballers from Amsterdam Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers AFC Ajax players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Dutch police officers Deaths from pneumonia in the Netherlands SC 't Gooi players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub