Ab Gritter
,_Bestanddeelnr_931-3086_(cropped).jpg) Ab Gritter against Utrecht, 1981. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Jan Gritter | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Beilen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 2008 (aged 59) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Assen | ||
| 1972–1975 | Groningen | ||
| 1975–1982 | Twente | ||
| 1982–1983 | Kolding | ||
| 1983–1986 | Heracles | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Heerenveen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Jan "Ab" Gritter (22 July 1949 – 16 October 2008) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Beilen, he played for ACV Assen before starting his professional career in 1972 at FC Groningen. He then spent several years in FC Twente, before spending his later career in Danish club Kolding IF and back home with SC Heracles '74.[1] Over 10 seasons in the Eredivisie, Gritter amassed 312 games and 73 goals. Outside of the Netherlands, he is best know as the overall (joint) top goalscorer of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.[2]
Gritter was a coach after his playing career, lastly for amateur team VV Wacker de Wijk. He died in October 2008, only 59 years old.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ab Gritter overleden" (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Ab Gritter at WorldFootball.net
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