Dick Schoenaker

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Dick Schoenaker

Schoenaker in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Dirk Hendrikus Schoenaker
Date of birth	(1952-11-30) 30 November 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth	Ede, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	FC Wageningen	13	(1)
1974–1976	De Graafschap	73	(10)
1976–1985	Ajax	271	(86)
1985–1986	FC Twente	33	(1)
1986–1988	Vitesse	56	(6)
Total		446	(104)
International career
1978–1985	Netherlands	13	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dirk "Dick" Hendrikus Schoenaker (born 30 November 1952) is a retired Dutch football midfielder, who represented the Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey.

His football-career started at Wageningen and De Graafschap Doetinchem. He was bought by Ajax Amsterdam by leaving Ajax-coach Rinus Michels at the end of the 1975/1976 season. He went to Ajax summer 1976, simultaneously with Hans Erkens and Johan Zuidema and has been by far the most successful of the 3 midfielders, their first Ajax-coach being Tomislav Ivic. Schoenaker displayed unbridled energy at the midfield, a rumbled ability to run, the vigour as attacking midfielder to disturb players of the opponent (defensive work) sometimes reconquering balls, achieved a high quote in scored goals per match and had been a very sporting player.

Also he has been captain of Ajax (1983–1984 and 1984–1985, his 9th and final season at Ajax). In Schoenaker's 9 seasons at Ajax, he won 6 Dutch Eredivisie championship titles (during the 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85 seasons) and 2 Dutch Cups (KNVB-Cups) (during the 1978–79, 1982–83 seasons). In the period between 1976 and 1985, Ajax also lost 3 Dutch Cup-finals (KNVB Cup-finals) (during the 1977–78, 1979–80, and 1980–81 seasons).

European successes were scarce during this period; the two best achievements were: a semi-final finish in the European Champions Cup during the 1979–80 season, and a quarter-final finish in the European Champions Cup I during the 1977–78 season. During the 1978–79 season Ajax was eliminated in the 3rd round of UEFA Cup, and during the 1984–85 season Red Boys Differdange was beaten 14–0 (returnmatch 1st round UEFA-Cup), a Dutch record, but in the 2nd round of that tournament Ajax was eliminated.

Summer 1985 Schoenaker went to play for FC Twente Enschede, where he ended his career. Schoenaker obtained a total number of thirteen caps, scoring six goals.

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