Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 3, 1938 | ||
Place of birth | Muiderberg, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
OVVO | |||
Amsterdam | |||
AFC Ajax | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1973 | AFC Ajax | 461 | (170) |
National team | |||
1960–1972 | Netherlands | 31 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Jesaia (Sjaak) Swart (born 3 July 1938) is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of almost 600 matches, a record for the club.
He is Jewish and was born in Muiderberg, a village about 15 kilometers east of Amsterdam.
Nicknamed Mr. Ajax, he played for Ajax Amsterdam a total of almost 600 matches, a record for the club.
He was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972, 1973. He earned 31 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring ten goals.