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Wim Kieft

ヴィム・キーフト　/　ゔぃむ・きーふと

Association football player from Netherlands

November 12, 1962 (age 63)　・　Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

North Holland
association football player

My Take

I have a soft spot for the towering target man, and Wim Kieft fits that mold beautifully. At 190 cm with heading as his signature weapon, he turned an old-school skill into a career across Ajax and PSV, then tested himself in Italy and France, which I respect because going abroad demands grit as much as goals. What I find most telling is his move into punditry afterward; a striker who has actually lived the moments tends to read the game with a credibility studio voices often lack. The Amsterdam-born finisher feels like a genuine craftsman to me.

Overview

Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show Voetbal Inside. As a goal-scorer whose main asset was his heading ability, he played for two big clubs, Ajax and PSV in the Netherlands and he also played in Italy and France.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wim Kieft
Name (Japanese): ヴィム・キーフト
Reading: ゔぃむ・きーふと
Born: November 12, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Tiger
Origin: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: 190 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%88

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