Cor Van Der Gijp

Van der Gijp made his professional debut at SC Emma and also played for Feyenoord and Blauw Wit.

Cor van der Gijp

Van der Gijp in 1954
Personal information
Birth name	Cornelis van der Gijp
Date of birth	(1931-08-01)1 August 1931
Place of birth	Dordrecht, Netherlands
Date of death	12 November 2022(2022-11-12) (aged 91)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	SC Emma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949?–1955	SC Emma
1955–1964	Feyenoord	233	(171)
1964–1967	Blauw-Wit
International career
1954–1961	Netherlands	13	(6)
Managerial career
1971–1972	RVVH
1972–1974	Veendam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Van der Gijp made his debut for hometown side Emma in 1950, playing alongside his brothers Wim, Freek and Janus. He moved to Feyenoord in 1955, making his debut in 1956 to become the club's all-time top goalscorer with 177 goals in 233 league games. He played in a famous forward line alongside Henk Schouten and Coen Moulijn and won two league titles with the club.

Van der Gijp made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 1954 friendly match against England and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was an October 1961 World Cup qualification match away against Hungary.

Van der Gijp later coached Veendam.

A very fast center forward, Cor was an uncle of Dutch international winger René van der Gijp and spent his final years in a Dordrecht nursing home.

Van der Gijp died on 12 November 2022, at the age of 91.

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1960–61, 1961–62