Wim Kieft

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.

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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)

Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Height

190 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim%20Kieft
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350625

Tags

• North Holland
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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