Henk Groot

Hendrik Groot (22 April 1938^[1] – 11 May 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Henk Groot

Groot in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Groot
Date of birth	22 April 1938
Place of birth	Zaandijk, Netherlands
Date of death	11 May 2022 (aged 84)
Place of death	Zaandam, Netherlands
Position	Forward
Youth career
	FC Zaandijk
	IJVV Stormvogels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	Ajax	124	(116)
1963–1965	Feijenoord	54	(34)
1965–1969	Ajax	101	(46)
Total		279	(196)
International career
1960–1969	Netherlands	39	(12)
Managerial career
1969–1973	Ajax (scout)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player career

Groot made his professional debut on 23 August 1959 in a 3–0 win of Ajax against NAC Breda, scoring a hatrick in the same match. He also played for Feyenoord. He was born in Zaandijk. Henk Groot was renowned for prolific scoring, especially with headers. His most famous goal was a header against Real Madrid in 1967.

Family

His older brother Cees Groot also played for Ajax. Henk Groot is related to Dutch football player Kick Groot.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1960	8	3
	1961	6	4
	1962	6	4
	1963	6	1
	1964	0	0
	1965	3	0
	1966	0	0
	1967	5	0
	1968	3	0
	1969	2	0
Total		39	12

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
• KNVB Cup: 1960–61, 1966–67
• International Football Cup: 1961–62
• European Cup: runner up 1968-1969

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1964–65
• KNVB Cup: 1964–65

Individual

• Eredivisie top scorer: 1959–60 – 38 goals in 33 matches, 1960–61 – 41 goals in 32 matches

There are mildly differing numbers out there with regard to the number of matches and goals.