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.
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]
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.