Gerrit Lagendijk (13 November 1941 – 11 August 2010) was a Dutch professional

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player and agent.

Early and personal life

Lagendijk was born in

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and grew up in

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Playing career

Lagendijk began his career with the youth team of

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. He later played senior football with ADO,

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and PEC. He spent the 1968 season in the

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with the

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, scoring one goal in five appearances. He finished his career with

Hermes DVS Hermes DVS is a Dutch omnisport club based in Schiedam. The club has association football, football, cricket, Squash (sport), squash and rugby union, rugby departments. History The club was founded on 8 April 1884. It was a runner-up in the 1951 ...

Agent

After retiring as a player, Lagendijk initially worked in insurance and as an arbitrator for the VVCS football association. Lagendijk worked as a football agent and represented a number of players, including

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and

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Death

Lagendijk died of a heart attack on 11 August 2010, at the age of 68.

References

1941 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Ridderkerk Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Feyenoord players ADO Den Haag players ASC De Volewijckers players PEC Zwolle players Vancouver Royals players Hermes DVS players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football defenders Dutch football agents 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub