Ben Wijnstekers

Ben Wijnstekers
Wijnstekers at Feyenoord in 1982
Personal information
Full name Hubertus Johannes Nicolaas Wijnstekers
Date of birth (1955-08-31) 31 August 1955
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Defender
Youth career
RVAV Overmaas
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1988 Feyenoord Rotterdam 352 (14)
1988–1990 RC Mechelen 57 (0)
1990–1991 Germinal Ekeren 7 (0)
International career‡
1979–1985 Netherlands 36 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2007
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2007

Hubertus Johannes Nicolaas "Ben" (or "Bennie") Wijnstekers (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛɱ ˈʋɛinsteːkərs]; born 31 August 1955) is a Dutch retired footballer who was active as a defender. Wijnstekers made his professional debut at Feyenoord Rotterdam on 7 June 1976 against De Graafschap (finale score 8–0).[1] He also played for K.R.C. Mechelen and Germinal Ekeren.

Wijnstekers earned 36 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring one goal, and captaining the team during 19 matches.[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1979 3 0
1980 8 0
1981 5 0
1982 4 0
1983 7 1
1984 3 0
1985 6 0
Total 36 1
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnstekers goal.
List of international goals scored by Ben Wijnstekers[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 December 1983 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Malta 2–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualification

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. ^ "Bennie Wijnstekers - Speler Eredivisie". voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Bennie Wijnstekers - Interlands Nederlands Elftal" (in Dutch).
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