Cor van der Hart

Playing career Van der Hart was born in Amsterdam and as a youngster he tried out for the famous youth academy of Ajax. He attended a young talent day held at the club and out of 300 players only two were chosen to represent the club: Van der Hart and Rinus Michels. He made his Ajax debut in 1947 and won the Eredivisie title in the same year. Van der Hart moved to France to play for Lille OSC. In 2003, Van der Hart told Dutch public broadcaster NOS that players such as himself and Bram Appel, Theo Timmermans, Bertus de Harder and Kees Rijvers had heard of the flood over the radio and realised their country was in a state of panic.

In 1955, Van der Hart made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a match versus Denmark.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Van der Hart became a football manager, starting at Holland Sport in 1966. In 1973, he was added to the staff of the Netherlands national team as an assistant manager alongside Frantisek Fadrhonc. National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals