Henk van Rooy

Henk van Rooy also written as Henk van Rooij (10 January 1948 – 19 November 2024) was a Dutch football player. He played as an attacker.

Henk van Rooy
Born	(1948-01-10)10 January 1948 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Died	19 November 2024(2024-11-19) (aged 76) Vught, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	football player
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)

Van Rooy was born in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1948. He started playing there with RKVV Wilhelmina, where he played from 1965 at the Tweede Divisie. The following two years he had a contract with FC Den Bosch that played in the Eerste Divisie, but only played six matches with the first team. During his time with FC Den Bosch he mainly played and scored with the second team. In a match against De Volewijckers that was won 7-0 against, Van Rooy scored all the seven goals.

After his contract ended he started playing with the amateur team VV DESK and made it to the the Dutch military football team. There he was scouted by Roda JC Kerkrade where he started playing in the Eerste Divisie from 1971. During the two seasons he played with the team he scored 31 goals. From 1973 he signed a contract with NAC Breda and made is debut in the Eredivisie. After two seasons with NAC he played five seasons with Willem II Tilburg where he became a popular player. He played with the club a total of 164 matches and scored 53 times. After the 1978-79 season the club promoted to the Eredivisie. The next season Van Rooy scored nine times in the Eredivisie. Van Rooy ended his career with the Belgian club K.V. Mechelen, where he played two season. Also here the team promoted.

Van Rooy died in the Boswijk nursing home in Vught on 19 November 2024 from Alzheimer's disease, at the age of 76. Willem II Tilburg held a minute's silence in his memory at a subsequent match.