Tinus Bosselaar facts for kids
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Bosselaar in 1955
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Martinus Bosselaar | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | June 6, 2018 (aged 82) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1953–1954 | Sparta | 29 | |
| 1954–1956 | Feyenoord | 49 | (12) |
| 1956–1966 | Sparta | 246 | (50) |
| National team | |||
| 1955–1962 | Netherlands | 17 | (4) |
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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.
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.
Personal life
He suffered from a heart attack in 2004. He died on June 6, 2018 at the age of 82 years old.
Honours
- Sparta Rotterdam
- Eredivisie: 1958–59
- KNVB Cup: 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66
