It was impossible to score that goal today: about ten meters ball and chain in the opposition’s front line, slow and undisturbed, with a good right foot behind the keeper. That Pisa would have won 4 to 1 in a game forty years ago Howwith his third goal of the season Wim KieftDutch center forward, intuition Romeo resident of Anconamaybe not the happiest. Born November 12, 1962 M Amsterdam Willem Corneliis Nicolaas Kieft, simply put Wim growing inIndische Buurtworking class neighborhood in the eastern region of Amsterdam, the son of a construction worker, in a simple but united family. Wim spent his childhood playing as much as he could, on the pitches and squares, until he joined the Ajax youth team Cruyffwith his father sitting behind the goal when he went to watch him play. Dad Kieft would initially look like a small target: tall, muscular, and not very technical. Wim will start as a defender, then be moved to center forward start also to score goals.
He likes to score goals, although he may suffer the consequences of those goals: expectation. He would have happily done without it, continuing to play like in the squares of Amsterdam, so much so that when he went to exercise when his teammates show off, he hides the Ajax logo, to prevent people asking him about it. But in reality, Kieft’s goals “weighed”, so much so that at the age of 17 he became a starter, and at 19 he even won the championship. Golden Shoes with 32 goals in the Dutch championship. Even Joahn Cruyff said sweet words to Wim, until the market considered him a target object: the market will like him The real Madridbut in the 80s, the charm of Serie A was far superior to others. Pisa caught him after a yellow half: when everything seemed to be finished, the vice president of Ajax gave an interview in which he assured that Kieft would not move from Amsterdam, but president Anconetani was not the type to let himself be restrained and assured: “Tomorrow he will be in the city”.
That’s it, with crowd shower from fans who dreamed also based on Cruyff’s words, signing a contract and returning to holiday for himDutch striker. His start on the pitch was promising, with four goals scored in the Italian Cup, but in the championship he struggled, like the rest of the team, earning the nickname “”BrushThe championship ended with 3 goals from Kieft and col Pisa in Bbut president Anconetani did not give up and again bet on his centre-forward, who performed well: under Simoni he would score 15 goals, helping take the Nerazzurri back to Serie A. More mature and now settled in Tuscany Wim performed better in his third season: 6 goals in the Italian Cup, 7 in the championship and one in the final Mitropa Cupa tournament that the Nerazzurri would win, but in this case the team would also be relegated. He will move to Torino Rootperforming very well: three goals in the Coppa Italia group that would guarantee qualification to the next phase against the Granata, five goals in the first two rounds Cup UEFAagainst Nantes e Raba like thatfive goals in the first few days of the championship…except then wounded seriouslylasts a long time, loses shape and only finds it again at the end championship when he scored three more goals.
That’s when the problems started for Wim addictedfrom alcohol And cocaine. He will return to PSV, win it Champions Cup and a new title Top scoreralso won the ’88 European Championship, allowing the Netherlands to progress to the next stage with a goal inIreland in the final game of the group with 8 minutes remaining, when a score of 0–0 would have seen Ireland through. With his career over, Wim must face his own problems demonendangering his health, leaving when his friend called him Fred Rutten to collaborate at PSV. He returned to Pisa in recent years, appreciating the fans who were not interested in knowing his problems, but only remembered his goals. Pisa is waiting for him, it’s already there booedhe clapped. And in the end he adopted it. Because in “Brush“There are more than strikers comingDutch: there are real men, fragile and stubborn, capable of making mistakes and getting back on their feet. Like his team.
