Herman van Raalte explained

Herman van Raalte
Fullname:Herman van Raalte
Birth Date:8 April 1921
Birth Place:Hengelo, Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:HVV Hengelo
Years2:1942–1954
Clubs2:Blauw-Wit
Years3:1954–1957
Clubs3:B.V.C. Amsterdam
Years4:1957–1959
Clubs4:Blauw-Wit
Years5:1959–1960
Clubs5:Leeuwarden
Nationalyears1:1948
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:5 April 2013
Ntupdate:5 April 2013

Herman van Raalte (8 April 19213 April 2013) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Van Raalte played for hometown club HVV Hengelo in the 1930s and 40s before joining Amsterdam side Blauw-Wit during World War II. With Blauw-Wit he lost the 1949–50 Netherlands Football League Championship final. He also played for B.V.C. Amsterdam and V.V. Leeuwarden.

International career

Van Raalte earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a November 1948 friendly match against Belgium.[1]

Retirement and death

After his football career, he became a textile merchant.[2] Van Raalte died of a bacterial infection after hip surgery on 3 April 2013 at the age of 91. He was the then oldest living former Dutch international footballer.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=406 National team stats
  2. http://www.voetballegends.nl/profile.php?id=2 Profile
  3. http://www.rtvoost.nl/sport/default.aspx?cat=313&nid=161595 Oud-international Herman van Raalte overleden