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Wietze Couperus

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Wietze Couperus
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-03-16) 16 March 1942 (age 84)
Place of birth Sneek, Netherlands
Position Forward
Youth career
1953–1959 LSC 1890
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1963 Blauw-Wit 12 (3)
1963–1964 Leeuwarden 21 (4)
1964–1965 ZFC 23 (0)
1965–1970 Haarlem 163 (95)
1970–1972 FC Den Haag 53 (25)
1972–1973 FC Amsterdam 30 (6)
1973–1975 Telstar 46 (15)
Total 348 (154)
International career
1970 Netherlands 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wietze Couperus (born 16 March 1942) is a Dutch retired footballer.[1] He played in one match for the Netherlands national football team in 1970.[2]

Couperus was born in Frisia, his father Bieuwe had a bakery. He started playing for LSC 1890 when eleven years old before moving to Amsterdam with his parents.[3]

He is one of a handful players who scored for FC Den Haag in European club competitions.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wietze Couperus". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Wytze Couperus". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. ^ "De enige blauwe die het schopte tot Oranje" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Topscorers Europa Cup". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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