Miel Pijs

Last updated
Miel Pijs
Coen Moulijn en Miel Pijs (1965).jpg
Coen Moulijn and Miel Pijs (1965)
Personal information
Full name Emile Pijs
Date of birth(1941-08-22)22 August 1941
Place of birth Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
VV De Valk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1967 PSV Eindhoven
1967–1969 Sparta Rotterdam
1969–1972 N.E.C.
1972–1974 FC Den Bosch
EVV Eindhoven
International career
1965–1968 Netherlands 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miel Pijs (born 22 August 1941) is a Dutch former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a defender.

Contents

Club career

Born in Valkenswaard, Pijs began playing amateur football with his hometown club VV De Valk. In 1961, he turned professional by signing with PSV Eindhoven. Pijs played for PSV in the Eredivisie for six seasons before finishing his career with spells at Sparta Rotterdam, N.E.C., FC Den Bosch and EVV Eindhoven. [1] He was a member of PSV's 1962–63 Eredivisie winning side. [2]

International career

Pijs made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Switzerland. [3] He would make a total of eight international appearances, scoring one goal against Hungary in the Netherlands' first match of UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Reiziger</span> Dutch footballer

Michael John Reiziger is a Dutch former professional footballer who played mainly as a right back, currently assistant manager of Jong Ajax, the reserves team of AFC Ajax.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark van Bommel</span> Dutch association football player and manager

Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Belgian side Royal Antwerp. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tackling machine and expert ball-winner, but he also boasts a fine array of passes and a powerful shot, having been a free-kick specialist during his PSV days".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Lodewijks</span>

Patrick Lodewijks is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the goalkeeping coach of the Netherlands national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ismaïl Aissati</span> Moroccan professional footballer (born 1988)

Ismaïl Aissati is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Denizlispor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Vanenburg</span> Dutch footballer

Gerald Mervin Vanenburg is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Remko Pasveer</span> Dutch footballer (born 1983)

Remko Jurian Pasveer is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boy Waterman</span> Dutch footballer

Boy Waterman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV Eindhoven.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jurrie Koolhof</span> Dutch footballer and manager (1960–2019)

Jurjen Jacob (Jurrie) Koolhof was a Dutch international football striker and manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willy van der Kuijlen</span> Dutch footballer and scout (1946–2021)

Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes "Willy" van der Kuijlen was a Dutch football player and a scout for PSV Eindhoven.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zakaria Labyad</span> Moroccan footballer

Zakaria Labyad is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Utrecht. Born in the Netherlands, he represented that nation at under-17 level before switching his allegiance to Morocco and playing for them at under-23 level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeroen Zoet</span> Dutch footballer

Jeroen Zoet is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Spezia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jürgen Locadia</span> Dutch footballer

Jürgen Leonardo Locadia is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Chinese Super League side Cangzhou Mighty Lions. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Joël Drommel is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie side PSV.

Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a right wing-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donyell Malen</span> Dutch footballer

Donyell Malen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team. Malen started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. At youth level he also featured for Ajax and Arsenal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Owen Wijndal</span> Dutch footballer

Owen Wijndal is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left-midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cody Gakpo</span> Dutch footballer (born 1999)

Cody Mathès Gakpo is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.

Geoffrey Prommayon is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Thailand, he represented the Netherlands internationally at youth level.

Shurandy Ruggerio Sambo is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club PSV.

Janou Levels is a Dutch footballer, who plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Dutch teams CTO and PSV.

References

  1. ↑ "DE VALK 100 JAAR DEEL 2: Transfer Pijs naar PSV gaf De Valk lucht" [DE VALK FOR 100 YEARS PART TWO: De Valk gave flight to Pijs with PSV transfer] (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Fort, Didier (17 January 2001). "Netherlands Professional Championship Winning Squads". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (28 December 2017). "Miel Pijs - International Appearances". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "De PSV-kampioen die na een doelpunt voor Oranje een schietverbod van Johan Cruijff kreeg: 'Zoiets geloof je toch niet?'" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 24 March 2023.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.