Hendrik Groot (22 April 1938
, Ajax.nl, Retrieved 28 May 2013 (Dutch) – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch

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who played as a

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and

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. Groot made his professional debut on 23 August 1959 in a 3–0 win of

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against

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. His older brother Cees Groot also played for Ajax. He also played for

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. He was born in

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. He was related to player

Kick Groot Kick Groot (born 5 April 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Noordwijk in the Tweede Divisie. He is related to 1960s Ajax star, Henk Groot. Club career He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 25 August 2017 in a g ...

. Henk Groot was renowned for prolific scoring, especially with headers. His most famous goal was a header against

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in 1967.

Honours

Ajax *

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: 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68 *

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: 1960–61, 1966–67 *

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: 1961–62 Feyenoord * Eredivisie: 1964–65 * KNVB Cup: 1964–65 Individual *

top scorer: 1959–60 – 38 goals in 33 matches, 1960–61 – 41 goals in 32 matches There are mildly differing numbers out there with regards to the number of matches and goals.

References

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, 2019-06-20 * Karel Stokkermans"
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, 20101–09–24 1938 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Zaanstad Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Netherlands men's international footballers Eredivisie players AFC Ajax players Feyenoord players 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub