Wim van der Gaag

Wim van der Gaag (born 14 July 1936) is a retired professional footballer in the Netherlands and in Australia, known for his frequent change of teams. Van der Gaag's position was forward. Later, he became a manager of amateur clubs and a football reporter for various radio stations.

Playing career
Born in Rotterdam, Wim van der Gaag played in his youth in the now-defunct RFC Rotterdam.

In 1954 he turned professional in the short-lived NBVB league, scoring the second goal of BVC Rotterdam on 7 November 1954, in a game that ended in a 3–2 loss against BVC Den Haag. In 1954–55 Van der Gaag played for SBV Vitesse, scoring two goals that season. In 1955–56, at SC Emma, he was the top scorer with Janus van der Gijp, both scoring seven goals. In 1957?–59?, Van der Gaag played at BVV in the Eredivisie. Late August 1959, Van der Gaag scored the first two goals in BVV's 4–0 victory over SBV Excelsior.

He continued to the Australian sides Sydney Austral, Sydney FC Prague, Pan Hellenic Sydney, South Coast United (1961–62), and Ringwood Wilhelmina.

Back in the Netherlands, at AGOVV Apeldoorn (1966–67), Van der Gaag was instrumental in its 2–0 victory against Excelsior Rotterdam on 14 August 1966, this time scoring only one of two goals. At PEC Zwolle (1967–68), he scored both goals in its 2–1 national cup victory against Zwolsche Boys on 31 December 1967. The victory was especially sweet as it was against PEC's urban rival.

Managerial career
Van der Gaag managed CDN Driebergen, Amsvoorde Amersfoort, VV Lunteren, WVC Winterswijk, AD Aalten, SV Steenderen and SDOUC Ulft.

Personal life
Wim is the father of football player and manager Mitchell van der Gaag (born 1971) and the grandfather of footballers Jordan van der Gaag (1999) and Luca van der Gaag (2001).