Bennie Muller
Muller in 1961
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-08-14) 14 August 1938
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1970 Ajax
International career
1960–1968 Netherlands 43 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bennie Muller (born 14 August 1938) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Early life

Muller was born in the Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam-East.[1] His grandfather was a fruit seller named Levi Sluiter.[2] His mother was incarcerated in Westerbork transit camp during World War 2.[1] Approximately 200 members of Muller's extended family were killed in the Holocaust.[3]

Career

Muller played club football for Ajax beginning in 1958, and was its captain.[4][1]

He also appeared for the Netherlands national team on 43 occasions, and was its captain.[5][1]

Personal life

Bennie Muller getting married on 27 September 1961

Muller is Jewish,[6][7] and was one of only six Jewish players to have played for Ajax – the others being Eddy Hamel, Johnny Roeg, Sjaak Swart, Daniël de Ridder and Ilan Boccara.[8][9]

Muller married on 27 September 1961. He has a daughter, Petra,[10] and a son Danny, who is also a professional footballer. Muller later owned a cigar shop near Amsterdam Centraal station.[3]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Foer, Franklin; Tracy, Marc (30 October 2012). Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455516117 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Kuper, Simon (11 September 2012). Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour. PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781568587233 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Winner, David (29 July 2008). Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer. Overlook Press. ISBN 9781590208021 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Kuper, Simon (11 September 2012). Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour. PublicAffairs. ISBN 9781568587240 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Bennie Muller – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Franklin Foer; Marc Tracy (30 October 2012). Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. Grand Central Publishing. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-1-4555-1611-7.
  7. ↑ "ÓÐÏÒÔ - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Anne Frank and antisemitism: The unwelcome focus of European soccer". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  9. ↑ "Bennie Muller | 1968–1969 - PES Stats Database". pesstatsdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Aankomst Ajax op Schiphol, Bennie Muller werd op Schiph begroet door zijn dochtertje Petra. Nationaal Archief 2010–2013


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