Jan Veenstra

Johannes Theodorus Veenstra (21 October 1942 – 27 October 2023) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender.

Jan Veenstra

Personal information
Full name	Johannes Theodorus Veenstra
Date of birth	(1942-10-21)21 October 1942
Place of birth	Elden, German-occupied Netherlands
Date of death	27 October 2023(2023-10-27) (aged 81)
Place of death	Bathmen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1954-1960	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1967	Vitesse	113	(60)
1967–1974	Go Ahead Eagles	201	(3)
1974–1976	PEC Zwolle		(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Elden, Veenstra started his career at hometown club Vitesse in 1960 and scored 60 goals in 113 matches for the club. He was Vitesse's top goalscorer with 16 goals when they won the 1965–66 Tweede Divisie title, clinching promotion to the second tier.^[1] He then joined Go Ahead Eagles in 1967. He played 174 official games for the Deventer outfit.^[2] He finished his playing career at PEC Zwolle.

Veenstra later managed amateur sides VV Diepenveen, WZC Wapenveld,^[3] SV Schalkhaar, VV Daventria, VV Holten en Koninklijke UD.^[4]