Daan Schrijvers


Daan Schijvers was a Dutch football player who played as a defender in his native Netherlands. He was also capped for the Dutch national team 22 times.

Club career

Born in Breda, Schrijvers started and finished his career at hometown club NAC, making his debut in 1960 and playing 169 games for the club. He also played for DWS with whom he won the league before joining PSV in 1965. He played 134 matches for the Eindhovenaren before returning to NAC in 1970.

International career

Schrijvers made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1962 friendly match against the Netherlands Antilles and earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a September 1966 friendly against Austria. He became skipper of the national team in 1964.