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Abe Minderts Lenstra (27 November 1920 – 2 September 1985) was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, Heerenveen.[2]

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Abe Lenstra

Lenstra, photographed in 1951
Personal information
Full name	Abe Minderts Lenstra
Date of birth	(1920-11-27)27 November 1920
Place of birth	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Date of death	2 September 1985(1985-09-02) (aged 64)
Place of death	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1955	Heerenveen	395	(471)
1955–1960	SC Enschede	107	(65)
1960–1963	Enschedese Boys	88	(40)
Total		590	(576[1])
National team
1940–1959	Netherlands	47	(33)
Teams managed
1946–1947	Heerenveen (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Lenstra played for a host of clubs such as SC Enschede, Enschedese Boys, PH: DOS '19, WSV, DOS Kampen and vv LTC. However, it was with VV Heerenveen (the previous name of current day sc Heerenveen) where he first was selected for the Dutch national team. When in 1954 professional football was introduced in the Netherlands the already 34-year-old Abe Lenstra moved from VV Heerenveen to the bigger SC Enschede. It was in Enschede where he missed his best chance of ever winning the Dutch title: in 1958 SC Enschede lost the first and last Eredivisie final ever after 180 minutes from DOS Utrecht. In 1960, he made the move to the rivals Enschedese Boys, where he ended his professional career in 1963.

With the national team, for which he played a total of 47 caps scoring 33 goals,[3] he struck a partnership with other internationals such as Faas Wilkes and Kees Rijvers. He was known to stand by his principles and objected to play for the national squad if he was not selected for the position he favoured.

It was Lenstra who put the name of sc Heerenveen on the footballing map, where the club was also fondly referred to as 'Abeveen'. In 1977, long after he retired from football, he was diagnosed with having a brain haemorrhage and spent the remainder of his life using a wheelchair. He died in 1985, just a few days before the first ever international match in the stadium that a year later would bear his name.

Legacy

Today, his name has been closely associated with sc Heerenveen and its stadium: The (first and second) Abe Lenstra Stadion has been named in his honour as a lasting memorial.

Honours

Heerenveen

• Northern First Division: 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
• Netherlands Football League Championship Runner-up: 1946–47, 1947–48

SC Enschede

• Eredivisie Runner-up: 1957–58

Individual

• Netherlands national team all-time top scorer: 1958–1959[4]
• Dutch Sportsman of the Year: 1951, 1952
• Netherlands Football League Championship top scorer: 1946–47, 1947–48

External links

• Abe Lenstra at sc Heerenveen official website (in Dutch)

References

Yme Kuiper, 'Abe Lenstra (1920–1985). Van Us Abe tot nationaal idool,' in: Fryslân, Nieuwsblad voor geschiedenis en cultuur, jg. 6 (2000), nr. 2, pp. 50–53. Online site

Awards
Preceded by None	Dutch Sporter of the Year 1951 to 1952	Succeeded by Arie van Vliet

На других языках

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[de] Abe Lenstra

Abe Lenstra (.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}['ɑ:bə 'lɛnstɾa], * 27. November 1920 in Heerenveen, Niederlande; † 2. September 1985 ebenda) war ein niederländischer Fußballspieler. Er spielte seit der Jugend in seiner friesischen Heimat für die Voetbalvereniging (VV) Heerenveen und ab 1955 in Enschede. In seinen 47 Spielen für die niederländische Nationalmannschaft erzielte er 33 Tore. Neben Johan Cruijff gilt er als einer der besten niederländischen Spieler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Zweimal wurde er zum niederländischen Sportler des Jahres gewählt. Doch obwohl er auf dem Fußballplatz großen Ruhm bei den Fans errang, machte er sich durch seine eigensinnige, launische Art kaum Freunde unter seinen Mitspielern. Die letzten acht Jahre seines Lebens verbrachte der Sportler nach Hirnblutungen im Rollstuhl. Sein Heimatverein SC Heerenveen benannte nach seinem Tod sein Stadion nach Abe Lenstra.

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- [en] Abe Lenstra

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[es] Abe Lenstra

Abe Lenstra. Futbolista holandés de los años 50', donde deslumbró a todo el país con su técnica. Jugó en varios clubes como el SC Heerenveen, SC Enschede (hoy FC Twente), Enschedese Boys (hoy FC Twente), DOS Kampen, vv LTC; clubes de la más baja categoría que antes jugaron en la primera división neerlandesa (actualmente llamada la Eredivisie).

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[fr] Abe Lenstra

Abe Lenstra, né le 27 novembre 1920 à Heerenveen et mort le 2 septembre 1985 dans la même ville, est un footballeur international néerlandais. Actif à son meilleur niveau dans les années 1950, il est considéré comme l'un des meilleurs joueurs de l'équipe des Pays-Bas. Il est l'actuel détenteur du record du nombre total de buts marqués dans le championnat (676 buts) et l'un des plus grands buteurs de l'histoire du football, il a notamment marqué plus de 783 buts officiels pendant toutes sa carrière[1],[2].

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[it] Abe Lenstra

Abe Minderts Lenstra (Heerenveen, 27 novembre 1920 – Heerenveen, 2 settembre 1985) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio olandese, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Ленстра, Абе

А́бе Ми́ндертс Ле́нстра (нидерл. Abe Minderts Lenstra; 27 ноября 1920[1][2], Херенвен, Фрисландия — 2 сентября 1985[1][2], Херенвен, Фрисландия) — нидерландский футболист, нападающий, выступал за клуб «Херенвен» и сборную Нидерландов.

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