Gerardus ("Gerrie") Dominicus Hyacinthus Maria Mühren (2 February 1946 – 19 September 2013) was a Dutch

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who played as a

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. He was the older brother of Arnold Mühren, who likewise played for the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Mühren started his career at RKAV Volendam, before moving to play for

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between 1968 and 1976. Whilst at Ajax he won three

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winners medals. He also scored in back-to-back KNVB Cup final wins for Ajax in 1971 and 1972. He scored Ajax' 1000th Eredivisie goal against

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and the winning goal of the 1972–73 European Cup semi-final second leg against

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. He later played for

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in Spain, and

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. Whilst he was at Betis they won the 1977 Copa del Rey but he was denied a winners' medal, for foreigners were not allowed to play in the cup competition. In 1983, he won the Dutch

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title with

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, but the club was relegated from the Eredivisie the next year, which prompted him to return for a final season to Volendam.

International career

Mühren was capped by the Netherlands national team on ten occasions, his first cap coming against

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in November 1969, and his last against

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in November 1973.

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked as a scout for Ajax. He died of

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, aged 67, in his home town of Volendam.Oud-voetballer Gerrie Mühren (67) overleden
- RTV Noord Holland

Honours

Volendam *

: 1966–67 Ajax *

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: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 *

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: 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 *

: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

Dordrecht * Eerste Divisie: 1982–83 Seiko *

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: 1981–82, 1982–83

References

External links

Voetbal International Database
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