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{{Short description|Dutch footballer (1931–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|van der Gijp|Gijp|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cor van der Gijp
| image = Cor van der Gijp 1954.jpg
| caption = Van der Gijp in 1954
| birth_name = Cornelis van der Gijp
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dordrecht]], Netherlands
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|11|12|1931|8|1|df=y}}
| height = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[SC Emma]]
| years1 = 1949?<ref>[http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010950182:mpeg21:p003 "Om d' aloude Zilveren Bal Emma en Eindhoven plaatsen zich met goed spel in de finale Loom Feijenoord resoluut door Dordtenaren uitgeschakeld"] ''[[Het Vrĳe Volk]]''. Rotterdam, 1949/08/29, p. 3. Delpher 2 May 2020.</ref>–1955
| clubs1 = [[SC Emma]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1955–1964
| clubs2 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps2 = 233
| goals2 = 171
| years3 = 1964–1967
| clubs3 = [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam|Blauw-Wit]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1954–1961
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| manageryears1 = 1971–1972
| managerclubs1 = [[RVVH]]
| manageryears2 = 1972–1974
| managerclubs2 = [[SC Veendam|Veendam]]
}}
'''Cornelis van der Gijp''' (1 August 1931 – 12 November 2022) was a Dutch [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701293 |title=Cor van der Gijp |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>  Van der Gijp made his professional debut at [[SC Emma]] and also played for [[Feyenoord]] and [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam|Blauw Wit]].

==Club career==
Van der Gijp made his debut for hometown side Emma in 1950, playing alongside his brothers [[Wim van der Gijp|Wim]], Freek and [[Janus van der Gijp|Janus]]. He moved to Feyenoord in 1955, making his debut in 1956 to become the club's all-time top goalscorer with 177 goals in 233 league games.<ref>[https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden-121122 Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - Feyenoord {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He played in a famous forward line alongside [[Henk Schouten]] and [[Coen Moulijn]] and won two league titles with the club.<ref>[https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6235718/legendarische-feyenoord-aanvaller-cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden.html Legendarische Feyenoord-aanvaller Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - NU {{in lang|nl}}</ref>  

==International career==
Van der Gijp made his debut for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in a March 1954 [[friendly match]] against [[England national football team|England]] and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was an October 1961 [[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] match away against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21744|title=Player Database|access-date=12 November 2022|website=EU-football}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
Van der Gijp later coached [[SC Veendam| Veendam]].<ref>[http://kranten.kb.nl/view/article/id/ddd%3A010555751%3Ampeg21%3Ap017%3Aa0240 Cor van der Gijp trainer Veendaam]. ''Delpher Kranten – Limburgsch dagblad'' (29 April 1972). Retrieved on 9 December 2016.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110928151744/http://www.veendam4-ever.nl/historie/trainers/ Trainers]. veendam4-ever.nl</ref> He also held positions as technical director at [[Feyenoord]] and [[FC Eindhoven]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Feyenoord-topscorer Cor van der Gijp op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2452111-feyenoord-topscorer-cor-van-der-gijp-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden |access-date=12 January 2025 |work=NOS |date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322214328/https://nos.nl/artikel/2452111-feyenoord-topscorer-cor-van-der-gijp-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden |archive-date=22 March 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
A very fast center forward, Cor was an uncle of Dutch international winger [[René van der Gijp]] and spent his final years in a Dordrecht nursing home.<ref>[https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1576381/feyenoord-topscorer-aller-tijden-cor-van-der-gijp-91-overleden Feyenoord-topscorer aller tijden Cor van der Gijp (91) overleden] - Rijnmond {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

Van der Gijp died on 12 November 2022, at the age of 91.<ref>[https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/cor-van-der-gijp-topscorer-allertijden-van-feyenoord-op-91-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~aa652b71/ Cor van der Gijp, topscorer allertijden van Feyenoord, op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden] - AD {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Feyenoord'''
* [[Eredivisie]]: 1960–61, 1961–62

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{sports links}}
{{Commons category|Cor van der Gijp}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194106/http://www.feyenoord-online.com/spelersarchief/speler.php?speler=g_gijp_van_der_cor Profile]

{{Netherlands football squad 1952 Summer Olympics}}
{{SC Veendam managers}}

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[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Dutch men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dordrecht]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Netherlands men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:SC Emma players]]
[[Category:Feyenoord players]]
[[Category:Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players]]
[[Category:Eredivisie players]]
[[Category:Dutch football managers]]
[[Category:SC Veendam managers]]
[[Category:BVV Barendrecht managers]]
[[Category:RVVH managers]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]
[[Category:Feyenoord non-playing staff]]
[[Category:FC Eindhoven non-playing staff]]


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