Wim Kras
{{short description|Dutch footballer (1944–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
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| name = Wim Kras
| image = Wim_Kras.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Kras in 1966
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|2|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Volendam, German-occupied Netherlands
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|2|14|1944|2|5|df=y}}
| death_place = Volendam, Netherlands
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Volendam
| years1 = 1959–1973
| clubs1 = Volendam
| caps1 = 400
| goals1 = 90
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U18
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Wim Kras (5 February 1944 – 14 February 2023) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for Volendam.
Club career
Kras joined the academy at hometown club Volendam, making his debut for the club on 22 November 1959 in a 3–0 loss against Ajax. As a result of starting the game, Kras became the youngest player in Eredivisie history, at the age of 15 years and 290 days, a record that still stands to this day. On 15 May 1960, Kras broke another Eredivisie record, becoming the league's youngest goalscorer during a 3–1 loss against MVV Maastricht, at the age of 16 years and 100 days. During his career, Kras made 400 league appearances for Volendam, scoring 90 times.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanatix.nl/historie/hall-of-fame/wim-kras-eeuwigdurend-recordhouder/|title=Wim Kras, eeuwigdurend recordhouder|publisher=Volendam Fanatix|accessdate=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092951/http://www.fanatix.nl/historie/hall-of-fame/wim-kras-eeuwigdurend-recordhouder/|archive-date=4 March 2016|language=nl}}
International career
Personal life and death
Kras died on 14 February 2023, at the age of 79.{{Cite web |last= |title=In memoriam: Wim Kras |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/in-memoriam-wim-kras/ |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=FC Volendam |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Death notice of Wim Kras |url=https://static.nieuw-volendam.nl/uploads/d2/1b/d21b4fc79f8e1d2985721c069779d062.png |access-date=2023-02-15 |website= |language=nl}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Volendam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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