# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abe-lenstra
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:12:30.267Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abe-lenstra"
name: "Abe Lenstra"
slug: "abe-lenstra"
description: "Abe Minderts Lenstra was a Dutch footballer and national football icon in the 1950s who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Netherlands. He was also a Frisian legend, most notably with the club where he made his name as a football player, Heerenveen. Known for his exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and goal-scoring ability, Lenstra was considered one of the best forwards of his generation He earned 47 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring 33 goals, and played a crucial role in the team's success during his era. In addition to his national fame, Lenstra was beloved in Friesland, where his contributions to both Heerenveen and regional football left a lasting legacy."
tagline: "Dutch footballer (1920-1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abe_Lenstra_(Heerenveen)_in_het_Olympisch_Stadion_in_Amsterdam%2C_enige_dagen_na_d%2C_Bestanddeelnr_191-1062.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1920-11-27"
deathDate: "1985-09-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             11.33202216303038
  historical:           21.45992
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump