Jan Klijnjan

Jan Klijnjan (26 February 1945 – 15 June 2022)^[1] was a Dutch professional footballer.

Jan Klijnjan

Klijnjan in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Teunis Klijnjan
Date of birth	(1945-02-26)26 February 1945
Place of birth	Papendrecht, Netherlands
Date of death	15 June 2022(2022-06-15) (aged 77)
Place of death	Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	Dordrecht
1968–1973	Sparta Rotterdam	144	(54)
1973–1976	Sochaux	104	(17)
1977–1979	Dordrecht	45	(8)
International career
1967–1972	Netherlands	11	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played as a midfielder or striker. He made 11 appearances scoring 2 goals for the Netherlands national team between 1967 and 1972.