Wim Roosen Explained

Wim Roosen
Birth Date:31 July 1918
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalyears1:1946–1947
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1

Wim Roosen (31 July 1918  - 19 November 1986) was a Dutch footballer.[1] He played in six matches for the Netherlands national football team from 1946 to 1947.[2] He scored one goal with a header, in a match against Belgium in Antwerp.[3]

Roosen is the great-grandfather of Sven Roosen, the Dutch athlete who achieved a national record at his Olympic debut, during the 2024 Olympic Decathlon in Paris.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wim Roosen . worldfootball.net . 24 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Wim Roosen . National Football Teams . 24 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Nederland wist ook te Antwerpen met 2-1 te winnen . . Delpher.nl . 1947-05-07 . Dutch. The Dutch team won again, at Antwerp, with 2-1
  4. Web site: Van spikes uit de bak 'gevonden voorwerpen' naar de Olympische Spelen . Leon Voskamp . 2024-05-22 . 2024-12-08 . . Dutch.