Willy van der Kuijlen
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Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes van der Kuijlen (ˈwili vɐn dər ˈkœy̯lə(n)) (born 6 December 1946 in Helmond
, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football
attacking midfielder
from the Netherlands
, who obtained 22 caps for the Dutch national team
, scoring seven goals, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Nicknamed Skiete Willy (Shoot Willy) and Mister PSV, he served PSV Eindhoven for eighteen seasons. He moved to MVV Maastricht
in the 1981–1982 season, and retired from professional football at the end of that season. He still is the topscorer of all time of the Dutch Eredivisie
, scoring 311 goals. For PSV he made 685 goals in 844 matches.
Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...
, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
attacking midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who obtained 22 caps for the Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, scoring seven goals, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Nicknamed Skiete Willy (Shoot Willy) and Mister PSV, he served PSV Eindhoven for eighteen seasons. He moved to MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902...
in the 1981–1982 season, and retired from professional football at the end of that season. He still is the topscorer of all time of the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, scoring 311 goals. For PSV he made 685 goals in 844 matches.