Dick Been

Dirk Been (28 December 1914 – 20 May 1978) was a Dutch football defender who was a non-playing squad member for the Netherlands in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Dick Been

Personal information
Full name	Dirk Been
Date of birth	(1914-12-28)28 December 1914
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	20 May 1978(1978-05-20) (aged 63)
Place of death	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1941	Ajax	57	(0)
1942–1945	Hamburger SV	28	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He played for hometown side Ajax, but during the Second World War he was forced to work in Germany. There, as a wartime Guest Player, he played for Hamburger SV[2][3]

References

1. 1938 FIFA World Cup France Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. Drentsch Dagblad, Dec 31, 1943; and: Prüß/Irle, Tore, Punkte, Spieler. Die komplette HSV-Statistik. Göttingen 2008
3. Die Bomben-Mannschaft - Spiegel (in German)

External links

• FIFA profile
• Ajax stats - Ajax Info (in Dutch)