Ton Sprangers
Ton Sprangers (20 January 1957 – November 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as an attacker. He played with NAC Breda for six seasons.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | November 2022 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Attacker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1977 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1982 | NAC Breda | 97 | (23) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Sprangers was born in Breda in Hoge Vught.[3] Sprangers started playing in 1967 at the youth division of NAC Breda. Ten years later in 1977 he made his senior debut. He played six seasons for the team until 1982. During this seasons he played 97 matches and scored 23 goals. In the 1978-79 Eredivisie season he was the club topscorer with 11 goals.[3] On 19 May 1979 he scored the thousandth Eredivisie goal for the team.[1][2] In 1981 he was suspended for five games and fined by the Royal Dutch Football Association, after a fight with Feyenoord player Karel Bouwens.[4][5] After he left NAC Breda, he played for a short while for KFC Mol in Belgium.
As of 1979 Sprangers was also a bookkeeper.[6] After his playing career he worked as a welder.[3] After his retirement he lived for a long time at one of the Canary Islands.[3] He died in December 2022, at the age of 65.[1][2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Oud NAC-speler Ton Sprangers op 65-jarige leeftijd overleden". Breda Vandaag (in Dutch). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Overleden Ton Sprangers herinnerd om het duizendste NAC-doelpunt". BN de Stem (in Dutch). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "CLUBICOON TON SPRANGERS (65) OVERLEDEN". bsiderats.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ↑ "Sprangers en Bouwens geschorst". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 April 1981. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Bouwers drie duels 'in de ban'". Het vrije volk (in Dutch). 30 April 1981. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Jansen de held van Breda". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 May 1979. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via Delpher.
Other webistes change
- Newspaper image of Sprangers (1979)
- Ton Sprangers at Transfermarkt (player)
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