Wim Suurbier
Wim Suurbier in 1978
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilhelmus Lourens Johannes Suurbier | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1977 | Ajax | 392 | (16) |
| 1977–1978 | Schalke 04 | 12 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | FC Metz | 24 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 73 | (3) |
| 1981 | Sparta | 11 | (1) |
| 1982 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (indoor) | 28 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 573 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1978 | Netherlands | 60 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1983 | Golden Bay Earthquakes (assistant) | ||
| 1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| 1986 | Los Angeles Heat | ||
| 1986–1987 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 1988 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| 1989 | Miami Sharks | ||
| 1994 | St. Petersburg Kickers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Wilhelmus "Wim" Lourens Johannes Suurbier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪm ˈsyːr.ˌbiːr]) (born 16 January 1945 in Eindhoven, North Brabant) is a former Dutch football player and among others assistant coach of the Albanian national team.
He was a 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. Usually a right back, Suurbier was renowned for his pace and stamina. Suurbier was a big part of the 70's total football team the 'Twelve Apostles' of Ajax Amsterdam led by Johan Cruijff, which lifted the UEFA Champions League three times in a row. In 1977, he moved to Schalke 04 for one season. In 1979, he transferred to the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League. He played three seasons in Los Angeles before moving to the San Jose Earthquakes for the 1982 season. In the fall of 1982, the team was renamed the Golden Bay Earthquakes and entered the Major Indoor Soccer League. He retired at the end of the season to become an assistant coach with the Earthquakes. He later resumed his playing career as a player-coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the American Indoor Soccer Association.
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