Gerardus Willem "Wim" Anderiesen Jr. (2 September 1931 – 27 January 2017) was a Dutch

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. He played as a defender at club level from the early-1950s to the mid-1960s. He played for

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from 1951 to 1961, making 177 appearances for the side. He later capped for

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Club career

Born in

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, he was the son and namesake of

Wim Anderiesen Willem Gerardus "Wim" Anderiesen (27 November 1903 – 18 July 1944) was a Dutch association football, footballer. Club career Born in Amsterdam, he played for Romein Amsterdam, Romein and SC 't Gooi, 't Gooi before being admitted to AFC Aja ...

(1903–1944). Anderiesen played 10 years for

, playing 177 official matches in their senior team (ranking 81st in the club's Club van 100) and winning two league titles with them. He later played a few seasons for SHS and

Personal life

In May 1945, Anderiesen was shot in the back during the Dam Square shooting in Amsterdam, when German soldiers fired at a crowd who were celebrating the German capitulation after World War II. Anderiesen was one of the founding members of the Dutch players' union.Voor de werknemers van de bond zijn de verleidingen groot
- Trouw His father

also played for Ajax and earned 46 caps for the

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. Wim Anderiesen Jr. died on 27 January 2017 in

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at the age of 85.

References

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