Gerrie Kleton

Gerrie Kleton
	Kleton in 1982
Personal information
Date of birth	15 September 1953
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	8 January 2006 (aged 52)
Place of death	, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gerrie Kleton (September 15, 1953 – January 8, 2006) was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge.[1] He was a member of the Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982-1983 season, for the first time in the club's history. However this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.[2]

Death

Kleton died in January 2006 after a long illness. He was 52 years old[3] and survived by his wife and two daughters.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dirk Beheydt	Cercle Brugge top scorer 1978	Succeeded by Dirk Beheydt

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Personal information
Kleton in 1982
Date of birth	(1953-09-15)15 September 1953
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	8 January 2006(2006-01-08) (aged 52)
Place of death	, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Ajax	4	(0)
1974–1975	MVV
1975–1976	Haarlem
1976–1978	Cercle Brugge
1978–1979	Beerschot
1979–1985	Haarlem
1985–1986	AZ'67
1986–1988	RKC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only