SC 't Gooi (Sport Club Het Gooi) is a sports club from

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, Netherlands. The club was established on 19 October 1905 as Hilversumsche Voetbal Club Rapiditas, abbreviated as HVV 't Gooi. In the 1950s and 1960s it played professional soccer under this name. The professional division continued under the name SC Gooiland from 1965 until 1971. With

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nearby, many players of

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developed at 't Gooi.

History

Henk Twelker played for 't Gooi 1921–22 continuing to

Wim Anderiesen Willem Gerardus "Wim" Anderiesen (27 November 1903 – 18 July 1944) was a Dutch association football, footballer. Club career Born in Amsterdam, he played for Romein Amsterdam, Romein and SC 't Gooi, 't Gooi before being admitted to AFC Aja ...

played for 't Gooi 1922 through 1926, also continued to Ajax, as well to an international career on the

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. The English football manager Bob Jefferson coached the first squad 1927–1929, in his second season alongside

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. Pim Bekkering starred in the club 1956 through 1957, before continuing to

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. Rinus Schaap participated in the

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while playing voor 't Gooi. Goalkeeper Theo Mostard also stood out on the Hilversum team during this time. The later Professor Herman Pleij also played at this time on the team. In the

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't Gooi won the championship, along with

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from

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. Gert Bals was the goalie 1957 through 1961, like Bekkering continuing to PSV Eindhoven. In Round 4 of the 1961-62 KNVB Cup 't Gooi lost 1–0 to

. As ''SC Gooiland'', the professional division reached in seasons 1967–68 and 1968–69 a seventh place in the

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. In 1971 it reached an all-time high with a sixth slot. Nevertheless, the club was forced to stop playing professional soccer as

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discontinued the Tweede Divisie. Since the club engages in multiple sports, in 2001 the club was rebranded from Hilversum Football Club 't Gooi into Sports Club 't Gooi. Since 2013 the focus is again on football with secondary branches in

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played in the youth of 't Gooi. In November 2017 the club had to withdraw its first soccer squad from the

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, lacking sufficient motivated players to continue.

Players

National team players

''The following players were called up to represent their national teams in international football and received

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during their tenure with SC 't Gooi: * Wim van Dolder (1925–1930) * Adje Gerritse (1928–1930) *

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(1947–1950; 1954–1957) * ''Years in brackets indicate careerspan with SC 't Gooi.''

Historical list of coaches

* 1924:

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* 1926–1929: Bob Jefferson * 1947–1948: Tom Bradshaw * 1955–1956: Ron Dellow * 1956–1957:

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* 1963–1964: Ron Dellow * 1964–1965: Piet Kluit * 1966–1967: Ko Stijger * 1969–1971: Ron Dellow

References

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