Abe Lenstra (November 27, 1920 in Heerenveen – September 2, 1985) 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 SC Heerenveen. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Heerenveen (Frisian: It Hearrenfean) is a municipality and a town in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Satellite view of the German Bight (the Frisian Coast). ... S.C. Heerenveen is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division. ...

He has played for a host of clubs such as SC Enschede, Enschedese Boys, PH; DOS '19, WSV, DOS Kampen and FC Assen, however, it was with VV Heerenveen (the previous name of current day SC Heerenveen) where he was chosen to first represent the Dutch national team. First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European...

With the national team, he had a total of 47 caps with 33 goals to his credit where he struck a fruitful partnership with other Dutch players such as Faas Wilkes and Kees Rijvers. He was known to stand by his own principles and have objected to join the national squad if he was not played in the position in which he favoured which probably explained his somewhat limited number of international caps. Servaas Faas Wilkes (born October 13, 1923 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football (soccer) player. ...

He was probably credited with putting the name of SC Heerenveen into the footballing map, where the club was also fondly referred to as 'Abeveen'. In 1977, long after he retired from football, he was diagnosed with brain haemorrhage and he was to spend the remainder of his life on a wheel-chair until he passed away in 1985. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A cerebral hemorrhage is a condition in the brain in which a blood vessel leaks. ... This article is about the year. ...

Today, his name has been closely associated with SC Heerenveen and its stadium, the Abe Lenstra Stadion has also been named in his honour as a lasting memory of this Dutch footballing hero. Abe Lenstra Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. ...

References

Yme Kuiper, 'Abe Lenstra (1920-1985). Van Us Abe tot nationaal idool,' in: Fryslân, Nieuwsblad voor geschiedenis en cultuur, jg. 6 (2000), nr. 2, pp. 50-53. Online site