Wim Suurbier

Football player infobox
playername= Wim Suurbier
fullname = Wilhelmus Lourens Johannes Suurbier
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1945|1|16
cityofbirth = Eindhoven
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = Full-back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Ajax Amsterdam
years = 1964-1977
1978
1978-1979
1979-1981
1981
1982
1964-1982
clubs = Ajax Amsterdam
Schalke 04
FC Metz
Los Angeles Aztecs
Sparta Rotterdam
Golden Bay Earthquakes
Total
caps(goals) = 392 (16)
12 (0)
24 (0)
73 (3)
11 (1)
23 (0)
535 (20)
nationalyears = 1966-1978
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 60 (3)
pcupdate = 6 June 2007
ntupdate = 6 June 2007

Wilhelmus ("Wim") Lourens Johannes Suurbier (born 16 January 1945 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football player. He was wingback who was part of the Dutch national team and AFC Ajax teams of the 1970s.

Suurbier made his debut for Ajax Amsterdam when he was 19 and played with them for 13 years, all throughout the most successful era until 1977 when he was 32 years old.

He was an accomplished defender with great stamina, pace and technical skills. Suurbier was a big part of the 70's total football team the 'Twelve Apostles' of Ajax Amsterdam lead by Johan Cruijff, which lifted the UEFA Champions League three times in a row.

During his career he played for:
* 1964-77 – Ajax Amsterdam
* 1977-78 – Schalke 04He later also played for the Los Angeles Aztecs of the NASL.

He played 60 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national football team from 1966 to 1978. He played in both the 1974 and 1978 World Cups where the Dutch finished second, and also the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

Honours

* x 7 Eredivisie winner: 1965-66, 66-67, 67-68, 69-70, 71-72, 72-73, 76-77
* x 4 KNVB Cup winner: 1967, 1970, 1971 & 1972
* x 3 UEFA Champions League winner: 1971, 1972 & 1973
* x 2 European Super Cup winner: 1972 & 1973
* x 1 Intercontinental Cup winner: 1972

External links

* `Suurbier Appreciated` - [http://www.ajax-usa.com/news/2003-2004/golden-ajax-defender-suurbier-is-ajax-orlando-td.html]
* 1974 FIFA World Cup final appearance - [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=2063/report.html]
* 1978 FIFA World Cup final appearance - [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2198/report.html]
* 1976 Euro 3rd Place winners - [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1976/round=192/match=3692/index.html]