Tinus Bosselaar Explained

Tinus Bosselaar
Fullname:Martinus Bosselaar
Birth Date:1936 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Sparta
Years1:1953–1954
Years2:1954–1956
Years3:1956–1966
Clubs1:Sparta
Clubs2:Feyenoord
Clubs3:Sparta
Caps1:29
Caps2:49
Caps3:246
Goals2:12
Goals3:50
Nationalyears1:1955–1962
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:4

Martinus Bosselaar (January 16, 1936 – June 6, 2018) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.

Club career

He became the head subject in the "Bosselaar-affair" in 1956. Bosselaar and Sparta both agreed on a return to the club as his heart was still at the other side of the city and his contract had a clause saying that he could leave the club to rejoin Sparta at any time. Feyenoord however did not want to let him go and took Sparta to court. Eventually Feyenoord lost the case and Bosselaar left the club and returned to his love in football.[1]

International career

Bosselaar played his first international match on October 16, 1955, in a 2–2 draw versus Belgium. In his second cap against Norway he netted two of his in total four international goals in a 3–0 win.[2]

Personal life

He suffered from a heart attack in 2004.[3] He died on June 6, 2018, at the age of 82.[4]

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2006/09/02/weetjes-en-feitjes-over-feyenoord.aspx Weetjes en feitjes over Feyenoord
  2. http://voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=54 Intl career stats
  3. http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/56501/Situatie-Tinus-Bosselaar-verbeterd Situatie Tinus Bosselaar verbeterd
  4. Web site: Oud-international Tinus Bosselaar (82) overleden. 6 June 2018.