Guus Dräger

Gustav Karl "Guus" Dräger (14 December 1917 – 24 May 1989) was a Dutch association football player, who played as a winger for SDW, DWS, Ajax, IJ.V.V. Stormvogels and for the Netherlands national team.

Guus Dräger
Guus Dräger, September 1951
Personal information
Full name Gustav Karl Dräger
Date of birth (1917-12-14)14 December 1917[1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death May 24, 1989(1989-05-24) (aged 71)
Place of death Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.737 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Youth career
1923–1936 SDW
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1937 SDW
1937–1941 DWS
1941–1951 Ajax 207 (80)
1951–1953 Stormvogels
National team‡
1939–1948 Netherlands 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:11, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Club career

Dräger began his football career in the youth ranks of ASC SDW in Amsterdam, playing one season before moving to AFC DWS in 1937 at the age of 19. In 1941 Dräger transferred to AFC Ajax where he played in 207 matches and scoring 80 goals within a decade (1941-1951). He ended his career in 1953 with IJ.V.V. Stormvogels, playing amateur football for EVC from Edam afterwards.

In 1961 he became the manager for BFC from Bussum.[3]

International career

He was also a member of the Netherlands national football team. Between 1939 and 1948 he played in 13 matches, scoring 5 goals for the Dutch national team.[4]

References
  1. "Guus Dräger profile". Worldfootball.net. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. "Militieregisters met Gustav Karl Dräger". Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. "Guus Dräger - Voetbal Legends". Voetballegends.nl. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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