Joop Stoffelen

Johannes Hendricus "Joop" Stoffelen (23 January 1921 – 26 June 2005) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.

Stoffelen mainly played for Ajax, but also had stints at RC Paris, Toulouse, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and Neerlandia.

[2] Stoffelen made his debut as a central midfielder, replacing the legendary Wim Anderiesen in this position.

[2] On 24 March 1940, Stoffelen made his debut against KFC Koog aan de Zaan.

When he returned, he was only allowed to play football again after a year due to strict rules on professionalism in the Netherlands.