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Together the Groot brothers were responsible for more than half of the club's goals scored, and finished the season in first and third place of the league's top scorers. Groot finished as the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons (1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64), and scored more than 100 goals (132) for Ajax. He is ranked 11th place on the club's all-time top scorer list.
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Groot was a physically strong striker, and was very good in the air, but had very little finesse and technical ability. His biggest strong point was his uncanny ability to score goals. In his first season with Ajax, he scored 29 goals for the
Amsterdam side, while his younger brother Henk scored 38.
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decided to overturn their initial ruling, and permit Groot to play football again in the
Netherlands starting 1 June 1968. Groot took it upon himself to debut for ZVV Zaandijk in March, three months earlier than the court ruling. However, he broke his leg in the first match back and was sidelined
390:(NPSL). After his period in the U.S., Groot returned to the Netherlands, and decided to play for his hometown side ZVV Zaandijk again. However, having played for the non-recognized NPSL, his request to play for Zaandijk was declined by the
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during the week. Both the Groot brothers made such an impression, while playing for the
Stormvogels, that they were both offered contracts with
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in 1956. He would go on to play one season for the
Friesian club, before transferring once more, this time around to IJ.V.V. Stormvogels from
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to play in the United States. The two would be rejoined for the first time since their Ajax days, playing together again for the
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Groot began his career in the youth ranks of ZVV Zaandijk in his home town, before being recruited, and signing a contract with
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After his retirement from professional football, Groot became a sports teacher. He taught sports at a halfway house near the
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386:, United States in 1967, Groot would go on to play a total of three seasons for the Pittsburgh Phantoms in the
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Since 1991, a football tournament hosted in his hometown of
Zaandijk, and named "Cees Groot-toernooi" (
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Signing with the
Stormvogels in 1957, Groot would play with his younger brother by six years,
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side at the end of the 1958–59 season, having played two seasons for the
Stormvogels.
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from football for months, leading to his eventual retirement.
830:"Verhaal Andere opzet Cees Groot-toernooi VV Zaandijk"
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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North
American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches
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832:(in Dutch). Oneindig Noord-Holland. Archived from
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260:(29 June 1932 – 13 March 1988) was a Dutch
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877:Men's association football forwards
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781:. Zaans Stadsblad. Archived from
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779:"Cees Groot 1932-1988 (Dutch)"
388:National Premier Soccer League
362:, before following his former
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805:"Julinho » Club matches"
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36:Personal information
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378:Pittsburgh Phantoms
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902:Eredivisie players
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108:Youth career
80:(1988-03-13)
59:29 June 1932
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867:1988 deaths
862:1932 births
698:Leidseplein
692:Post-career
609:Eredivisie
580:Eredivisie
548:Eredivisie
516:Eredivisie
398:VV Zaandijk
313:Stormvogels
292:Club career
274:Stormvogels
240:VV Zaandijk
175:Stormvogels
115:VV Zaandijk
98:Position(s)
856:Categories
814:9 December
765:References
743:Eredivisie
486:Eredivisie
384:Pittsburgh
382:Moving to
350:Zaanstreek
319:Henk Groot
303:Heerenveen
297:Heerenveen
282:Zaanstreek
270:Heerenveen
262:footballer
258:Cees Groot
209:Zaanstreek
157:Heerenveen
91:Winterberg
55:1932-06-29
44:Cees Groot
22:Cees Groot
840:30 August
789:30 August
754:: 1960–61
714:Sauerland
702:Amsterdam
366:teammate
335:Amsterdam
204:1964–1967
186:1959–1964
170:1957–1959
152:1956–1957
41:Full name
752:KNVB Cup
446:Division
368:Co Prins
360:Zaanstad
307:IJmuiden
284:and the
68:Zaandijk
747:1959–60
727:Honours
605:1963–64
576:1962–63
544:1961–62
512:1960–61
481:1959–60
438:Europe
432:League
429:Season
266:striker
102:Striker
760:: 1962
470:Goals
441:Total
323:Velsen
464:Goals
458:Goals
452:Goals
426:Club
125:Years
842:2012
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791:2012
737:Ajax
732:Club
706:Ajax
655:100
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467:Apps
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435:Cup
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404:KNVB
392:KNVB
364:Ajax
341:Ajax
331:Ajax
278:Ajax
268:for
236:1968
220:1967
198:(98)
191:Ajax
164:(27)
135:Apps
129:Team
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