Robert Kok (born 26 June 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer who played as striker for AFC AJAX Amsterdam in the Netherlands, clubs in Belgium and clubs in Switzerland from the late 1970s until the early 1990s.
 Kok with Ajax in 1976 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1977 | Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Ajax Reserves[1] | 92 | (49) |
| 1977–1978 | K. Boom | 31 | (6) |
| 1978–1979 | Lierse | 20 | (3) |
| 1979–1984 | Lausanne-Sport | 126 | (45) |
| 1984–1988 | Servette | 93 | (24) |
| 1988–1991 | FC Zürich | 74 | (23) |
| 1991–1992 | FC Basel | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 449 | (151) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1974–1977 | Netherlands B team | 19 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2009 | |||
Kok began his career with AJAX Amsterdam, playing for the Dutch club from 1967 until 1977. He then moved to K. Boom F.C. in Belgium and played there until 1978, when he signed for Lierse S.K. The following season, he moved to Switzerland with FC Lausanne-Sport where he stayed until signing for Servette FC in 1984. In 1988, FC Zürich acquired his services.
Kok joined Basel during the winter break of their 1991–92 season under head coach Ernst August Künnecke. After playing in three test games Epars played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 1 March 1992 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Yverdon-Sports.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 April in the home game as Basel played a 3–3 draw with Baden.[3]
Kok stayed with the club until the end of the season, after which he ended his professional career. During this time he played a total of 19 games for Basel scoring a total of two goals. 13 of these games were in the Nationalliga B,
three in the Swiss Cup and three were friendly games. He scored one goal in the domestic league, the other was scored during the test games.[4]
Honours
editClub
edit- Lausanne-Sport
- Swiss Cup: 1980–81
- Servette
Individual
edit- Swiss Foreign Footballer of the Year: 1980–81
References
edit- ^ LeeuwardCourant — transfer news
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (1 March 1992). "FC Basel - Yverdon-Sport FC 1:1 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (4 April 1992). "FC Basel - FC Baden 3:3 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (1992). "Robert Kok - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
edit- Robert Kok at WorldFootball.net