Ivanildo Rozenblad Explained

Ivanildo Rozenbald
Birth Date:16 May 1996
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Suriname
Death Date:12 May 2021 (aged 24)
Death Place:Totness, Coronie District, Suriname[1]
Height:1.72 m
Position:Forward
Clubs1:S.V. Robinhood
Years1:2015–2019
Nationalteam1:Suriname
Nationalyears1:2016–2018
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2

Ivanildo Rozenblad (16 May 1996 – 12 May 2021) was a Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for S.V. Robinhood and the Suriname national team.

Career

Playing for S.V. Robinhood, he scored 20 league goals in the 2016–17 season and 22 goals in 2017–18. The latter season he helped win the double, having also been cup champion in 2016.

Rozenblad came to prominence during the 2016 match against Guyana. The game was deadlocked 1–1. During the 30 minutes extra time, Rozenblad managed to secure a decisive victory.[2]

Death

The career of Rozenblad started promising. Henk Fraser, trainer of Sparta Rotterdam, disclosed in an interview that Rozenblad was one of the two players he wanted to see in action during his visit to Suriname.[3] Rozenblad had to stop playing football due to heart disease.[4] On 12 May 2021, it was confirmed that he had died while playing football in Coronie.[4] The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.[5]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rozenblad goal.

List of international goals scored by Ivanildo Rozenblad
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 8 October 2016 3–1 3–2 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2 4 January 2017 2–1 2–1 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Geschokte reacties plotselinge dood Ivanildo Rozenblad . Star Nieuws. 14 May 2021. nl. Soemboredjo is a street in Totness.
  2. News: Suriname rally to stun Guyana in Scotiabank CFU Caribbean Cup. Jamaica Gleaner. 14 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Ivanildo Rozenblad & Cerezo Haabo vind ik beide interessante spelers . Natio Suriname. 14 May 2021. nl.
  4. News: Voetballer Ivanildo Rozenblad plotseling op 24-jarige leeftijd overleden . 13 May 2021 . Dagblad Suriname . 13 May 2021 . nl.
  5. Web site: Surinaamse voetballer Ivanildo Rozenblad (24) plotseling overleden . Waterkant . 13 May 2021 . nl . 13 May 2021.