Gerrie Kleton

Gerrie Kleton
	Kleton in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Gerrit Kleton
Date of birth	15 September 1953
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	9 January 2006 (aged 52)
Place of death	Amstelveen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1974	Ajax
1974–1975	MVV
1975–1976	Haarlem
1976–1978	Cercle Brugge
1978–1979	Beerschot
1979–1985	Haarlem
1985–1986	AZ'67
1986–1988	RKC
Total
International career
1969	Netherlands U16
1970–1972	Netherlands U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerrie Kleton (15 September 1953 – 9 January 2006) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.^[7] He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982–83 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.^[8]

Death

Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old^[9] and survived by his wife and two daughters.

^ "Archiefkaarten: Gerrit Kleton" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Overlijdensadvertentie" (in Dutch). online-familieberichten.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Jeugd mannen onder 16" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Gerrie Kleton" (in Dutch). cerclemuseum.be. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Profiel Gerrie Kleton" (in Dutch). beerschotarchiefcollectief.info. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Jeugd mannen onder 19" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ Gerrie Kleton op 52-jarige leeftijd overleden - Trouw (in Dutch)
^ Loezjniki-ramp wordt na 25 jaar zichtbaar - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
^ "Oud-Ajacied Gerrie Kleton overleden" (in Dutch). AD. 10 January 2006.

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Personal information
Kleton in 1982
Full name	Gerrit Kleton^[1]
Date of birth	(1953-09-15)15 September 1953
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	9 January 2006(2006-01-09) (aged 52)^[2]
Place of death	Amstelveen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Ajax	4	(0)
1974–1975	MVV	20	(2)
1975–1976	Haarlem	35	(18)
1976–1978	Cercle Brugge^[4]	63	(22)
1978–1979	Beerschot^[5]	22	(2)
1979–1985	Haarlem	164	(24)
1985–1986	AZ'67	26	(0)
1986–1988	RKC	61	(0)
Total		395	(68)
International career
1969	Netherlands U16^[3]	2	(0)
1970–1972	Netherlands U19^[6]	11	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals