Cor van der Gijp

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cor van der Gijp

| image = Cor van der Gijp 1954.jpg

| caption = Van der Gijp in 1954

| birth_name = Cornelis van der Gijp

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dordrecht, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|11|12|1931|8|1|df=y}}

| height =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SC Emma

| years1 = 1949?[http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010950182:mpeg21:p003 "Om d' aloude Zilveren Bal Emma en Eindhoven plaatsen zich met goed spel in de finale Loom Feijenoord resoluut door Dordtenaren uitgeschakeld"] Het Vrĳe Volk. Rotterdam, 1949/08/29, p. 3. Delpher 2 May 2020.–1955

| clubs1 = SC Emma

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1955–1964

| clubs2 = Feyenoord

| caps2 = 233

| goals2 = 171

| years3 = 1964–1967

| clubs3 = Blauw-Wit

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| nationalyears1 = 1954–1961

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| manageryears1 = 1971–1972

| managerclubs1 = RVVH

| manageryears2 = 1972–1974

| managerclubs2 = Veendam

}}

Cornelis van der Gijp (1 August 1931 – 12 November 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701293 |title=Cor van der Gijp |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 November 2021}} Van der Gijp made his professional debut at SC Emma and also played for Feyenoord and Blauw Wit.

Club career

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.[https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden-121122 Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - Feyenoord {{in lang|nl}} He played in a famous forward line alongside Henk Schouten and Coen Moulijn and won two league titles with the club.[https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6235718/legendarische-feyenoord-aanvaller-cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden.html Legendarische Feyenoord-aanvaller Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - NU {{in lang|nl}}

International career

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.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21744|title=Player Database|access-date=12 November 2022|website=EU-football}}

Managerial career

Van der Gijp later coached Veendam.[http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A010555751%3Ampeg21%3Ap017%3Aa0240 Cor van der Gijp trainer Veendaam]. Delpher Kranten – Limburgsch dagblad (29 April 1972). Retrieved on 9 December 2016.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151744/http://www.veendam4-ever.nl/historie/trainers/ Trainers]. veendam4-ever.nl He also held positions as technical director at Feyenoord and FC Eindhoven.{{cite news |title=Feyenoord-topscorer Cor van der Gijp op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2452111-feyenoord-topscorer-cor-van-der-gijp-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=NOS |date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322214328/https://nos.nl/artikel/2452111-feyenoord-topscorer-cor-van-der-gijp-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden |archive-date=22 March 2023 |language=nl}}

Personal life and death

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.[https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1576381/feyenoord-topscorer-aller-tijden-cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden Feyenoord-topscorer aller tijden Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - Rijnmond {{in lang|nl}}

Van der Gijp died on 12 November 2022, at the age of 91.[https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/cor-van-der-gijp-topscorer-allertijden-van-feyenoord-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~aa652b71/ Cor van der Gijp, topscorer allertijden van Feyenoord, op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden] - AD {{in lang|nl}}