Sjaak Swart

Sjaak Swart

Swart in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jesaia Swart
Date of birth	(1938-07-03) 3 July 1938
Place of birth	Muiderberg, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	OVVO
	Amsterdam
	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1973	Ajax	461	(170)
International career
1960–1972	Netherlands	31	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesaia Swart (born 3 July 1938), commonly known as Sjaak Swart, is a former Dutch footballer. He notably won three European Cup titles with AFC Ajax in 1971, 1972, and 1973.

Swart is Jewish, and during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, he and his father concealed themselves as non-Jews to hide from people who rounded up Jewish people.

He played almost 600 matches for Ajax, which is a club record. Because of this record, he gained the nickname Mr. Ajax.

Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie (8): 1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
• KNVB Cup: 1960–61, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72
• European Cup: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73
• Intertoto Cup: 1962
• European Supercup: 1972 (unofficial), 1973
• Intercontinental Cup: 1972