Jurianus "Janus" van de Gijp (1921–1988) was a professional footballer from Dordrecht for

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. He played on the team alongside his brothers Cor,

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, and Freek, and their cousin Jur. Janus played in the position of right-winger.

Playing career

In 1949, Van der Gijp scored the last goal in the 3–0 victory over

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in the Zilveren Bal tournament finals, where all goals were by the Van der Gijps. The Van der Gijp machine had previously knocked

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out in the semifinals. Also in 1949, Van der Gijp missed a penalty in a friendly tryout game on the Dutch National Team against Sweden. Van der Gijp had a decisive contribution in the return of SC Emma to the

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in 1950. In 1954, the

turned professional with

and Janus van der Gijp in it. In the first round of professional football through the

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, SC Emma beat Roda Sport 2–1 with the Dordrecht goals shot by Cor and Janus van der Gijp. He also tried managing that year. For six weeks at the beginning of the 1954–55 season, he coached the Saturday amateur team of

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, then quit and concentrated again entirely on playing. In 1955–56, after Cor left, Janus was the top scorer of SC Emma, along with Wim van der Gaag (who played just one season in SC Emma). In 1957, when Van der Gijp was about 36, SC Emma sold Van der Gijp to

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Coaching career

From 1959 until 1961, Janus van der Gijp was the manager of

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, continuing to BEC Delft (1961–1963), VV BMT (1963–1965), NADO-Vooruitgang (1965–19??),SV WCR (19??–1973), RVV LMO (1973–1975), TDC Rotterdam (1975–1977), and VV Piershil (1977–1979).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gijp, Janus Van Der 1921 births 1988 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Dordrecht Men's association football wingers DHC Delft players SC Emma players Dutch football managers ASWH managers VV Zwaluwen managers 20th-century Dutch sportsmen