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Abe Lenstra
Abe Lenstra was a Dutch football player and national football icon in the 1950s. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, SC Heerenveen. He was born in Heerenveen in 1920, the official founding year of the club. By the time he was 15 he was ready to play in a team and quickly becoming a notable figure. Eventually he would score 523 goals in his career, a feat never done before him. He played for a host of clubs such as SC Enschede, Enschedese Boys, PH: DOS '19, WSV, DOS Kampen and FC Assen. However, it was when he played with VV Heerenveen (the previous name of SC Heerenveen) where he first was selected for the Dutch national team.
Abe Lenstra played a total of 47 caps with the national team and scored 33 goals. He struck a partnership with other internationals such as Faas Wilkes and Kees Rijvers. He was known to stand by his principles and objected to play for the national squad if he was not selected for the position he favored, thus his relatively low amount of international caps. It was Abe Lenstra who put the name of SC Heerenveen on the football map. His name has been closely associated with SC Heerenveen and its stadium: The Abe Lenstra Stadion has been named in his honor. In 1977, long after he retired from football, he was diagnosed with brain hemorrhage and spent the remainder of his life wheelchair-bound. He died in 1985.
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