Kees Kist

Kist is the kind of footballer history quietly forgets and I refuse to. Winning the European Golden Shoe for 1978-79, in the era of Dutch Total Football, means he out-scored an entire continent at the sport's most fertile moment. I have a soft spot for the classic poacher, the striker whose whole job is to be in the right place when chaos arrives, and Kist clearly mastered that craft. That he later moved into coaching tells me the man never really left the game. He is not flashy by modern standards, but I'd argue that is exactly why he deserves a fresh look.

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Name (English)

Kees Kist

Name (Japanese)

キース・キスト

Reading

きーす・きすと

Born

August 7, 1952 (age 74)

Origin

Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / athlete

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• European Golden Shoe

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kees%20Kist
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440417

Tags

• Overijssel
• association football player
• association football coach
• athlete

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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