Joop Stoffelen Explained

Joop Stoffelen
Fullname:Johannes Hendricus Stoffelen
Birth Date:23 January 1921
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Lelystad, Netherlands
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:SEO
Youthclubs2:Ajax
Years1:1940–1950
Years2:1950–1951
Years3:1951–1953
Years4:1953–1954
Years5:195?–195?
Clubs4:Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
Clubs5:Neerlandia
Caps1:193
Goals1:22
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1947–1950
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:0
Managerclubs1:De Spartaan
Managerclubs2:DCG

Johannes Hendricus "Joop" Stoffelen (23 January 1921 – 26 June 2005) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. Stoffelen mainly played for Ajax, but also had stints at RC Paris, Toulouse, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and Neerlandia.

Career

Stoffelen was fifteen years old when he first appeared for Ajax. Before that, he played with the amateurs of SEO, where he ended up in the first team after only three years of playing organised football.[1] In the time that Stoffelen ended up at Ajax in late 1930s, it was wartime and at that time Ajax lost many players to the mobilization. It was also the period in which the successful team of the 1930s needed to be replaced.

Stoffelen made his debut as a central midfielder, replacing the legendary Wim Anderiesen in this position.[2] On 24 March 1940, Stoffelen made his debut against KFC Koog aan de Zaan. After two and a half seasons in the position, Stoffelen moved to left midfielder. From that moment on, Jany van der Veen was preferred centrally. As a left mid, Stoffelen was highly appreciated. In the meantime he had also been promoted to team captain. He was also part of the Dutch squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]

In the 1950–51 season he became the second Ajax player to become a professional abroad. In that season, he left for the French club RC Paris. He only played half a season with this club and then left for Toulouse. After two years in Toulouse, Stoffelen returned to the Netherlands. When he returned, he was only allowed to play football again after a year due to strict rules on professionalism in the Netherlands. On professionalism in football, Stoffelen since stated: "Sport om den brode is geen sport" ("sports for bread is not sports").[4] He returned to amateur football after serving a suspension, at Blauw-Wit Amsterdam. Afterwards played for a while at Neerlandia, where he also became a coach.[5] He later also managed De Spartaan and DCG,[6] and became coach of a team of former internationals. Only in 1992 he was fired by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) as coach of the former internationals.

Stoffelen died on 26 June 2005 at age 84 in Lelystad.

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Notes and References

  1. News: De stopperspil met het brilletje . 24 December 2020 . . 27 June 2005 . Dutch.
  2. Web site: Voetballegends - Joop Stoffelen . voetballegends.nl . 24 December 2020 . Dutch.
  3. Web site: Joop Stoffelen . Olympedia . 22 October 2021.
  4. News: Oud-international Joop Stoffelen overleden . 24 December 2020 . . 26 June 2005 . Dutch.
  5. News: Voetbalinternational Joop Stoffelen uit Lelystad overleden . 24 December 2020 . Omroep Flevoland . 27 June 2005 . Dutch.
  6. News: Ten Asbroek . Harry . Een spartaanse leidensweg . 24 December 2020 . . 16 August 1977 . Dutch . En zo klopte Rein Holster voor de derde maal in zijn leven aan bij De Spartaan, waar inmiddels Joop Stoffelen de trainingsscepter zwaaide..