Klaas Smit

Klaas Smit (1956)

Klaas Smit (born November 11, 1930 in Volendam , † February 20, 2008 in Edam ) was a Dutch football player .

During his career, Smit played for FC Volendam , Alkmaar'54 and DWS Amsterdam . The left half-forward was the first goalscorer in paid football in the Netherlands; on August 14, 1954, he scored the 1-0 goal in Alkmaar '54 against the Venlo sports club in the first game of the newly established professional league of the NBVB. He scored another goal in the 3-0 victory for Alkmaar; Henk van der Sluis contributed the third goal . In total, Smit scored 56 goals in his 225 league encounters, 44 of them in 100 games for Alkmaar and 12 in 125 games for DWS.

Individual evidence

↑ Eerste doelpuntenmaker in betaalde voetbal overleden , obituary in Noordhollandse Dagblad , viewed on November 9, 2008

personal data
SURNAME	Smit, Klaas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	November 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Volendam (Netherlands)
DATE OF DEATH	February 20, 2008
Place of death	Edam

[1] Eerste doelpuntenmaker in betaalde voetbal overleden , obituary in Noordhollandse Dagblad , viewed on November 9, 2008