Guus Dräger

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
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	May 24, 1989(1989-05-24) (aged 71)
Place of death	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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
International career
1939–1948	Netherlands	13	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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. He was also part of the Dutch squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.