Henk Bloemers Explained

Henk Bloemers
Birth Date:17 September 1945
Birth Place:Eindhoven, Netherlands
Death Place:Eindhoven, Netherlands
Position:Central defender
Years1:1964–1984
Clubs1:FC Eindhoven
Caps1:641
Goals1:58

Henk Bloemers (17 September 1945 – 26 January 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

A central defender, Bloemers spent his entire career with FC Eindhoven, amassing a record total of 641 official games in which he scored 58 goals. Hence, he was regarded as Mister Eindhoven by the club and supporters.[1] In 20 years with the club, he only had two seasons in the Eredivisie. He played his final game in a 1-7 loss at FC Twente in 1984, a game he had to leave early due to injury.[2]

Death and legacy

A stand in Eindhoven's Jan Louwers Stadion was named after him in 2006 and he was named honorary member of the club in 2012.[1] He died in January 2015, aged 69.

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Notes and References

  1. http://fc-eindhoven.nl/nieuws/6608/henk-bloemers-overleden-69 Henk Bloemers overleden (69)
  2. http://www.ed.nl/sport/voetbal/fc-eindhoven/mister-evv-henk-bloemers-69-overleden-1.4733602 'Mister EVV' Henk Bloemers (69) overleden