Cornelis van der Gijp (1 August 1931 – 12 November 2022) was a Dutch

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who played as a

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. Van der Gijp made his professional debut at SC Emma and also played for

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

and

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Club career

Van der Gijp made his debut for hometown side Emma in 1950, playing alongside his brothers

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, Freek and

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. He moved to Feyenoord in 1955, making his debut in 1956 to become the club's all-time top goalscorer with 177 goals in 233 league games. He played in a famous forward line alongside

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and

Coen Moulijn Coenraadt "Coen" Moulijn (15 February 1937 – 4 January 2011) was a Dutch footballer who played for Feyenoord from 1955 to 1972 and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970. Club career Compared to Stanley Matthews and Garrincha, Moulijn ...

and won two league titles with the club.

International career

Van der Gijp made his debut for the

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in a March 1954

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against

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and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was an October 1961

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match away against

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Managerial career

Van der Gijp later coached Veendam.

Personal life and death

A very fast center forward, Cor was an uncle of Dutch international winger

René van der Gijp René van der Gijp (born 4 April 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Sparta Rotterdam, Lokeren, PSV, Neuchâtel Xamax, Aarau and Heerenveen, as well as for the Netherlands national team. Since ret ...

and spent his final years in a Dordrecht nursing home. Van der Gijp died on 12 November 2022, at the age of 91.Cor van der Gijp, topscorer allertijden van Feyenoord, op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden
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Honours

Feyenoord *

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: 1960–61, 1961–62

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