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

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

. Wim Anderiesen 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

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coached the first squad 1927–1929, in his second season alongside

FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one be ...

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

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. Rinus Schaap participated in the

1958 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 55 teams entered the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Sweden as the hosts and West Germany, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open ...

while playing voor 't Gooi. Goalkeeper

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also stood out on the Hilversum team during this time. The later Professor

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also played at this time on the team. In the 1958–59 Tweede Divisie 't Gooi won the championship, along with Go Ahead Eagles from

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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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and

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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

Historical list of coaches

* 1924:

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* 1926–1929:

* 1947–1948: Tom Bradshaw * 1955–1956:

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* 1956–1957:

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* 1963–1964: Ron Dellow * 1964–1965:

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* 1966–1967:

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* 1969–1971: Ron Dellow

References

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