Wout Holverda

Dutch footballer

Wout Holverda (22 April 1958 – 3 December 2021) was a Dutch football striker who played most of his career for Sparta Rotterdam.

Wout Holverda
Holverda (1984)
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-04-22)22 April 1958
Place of birth Leiden, The Netherlands
Date of death 3 December 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 63)
Place of death The Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
VV Roodenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Sparta Rotterdam 133 (55)
1984–1987 Fortuna Sittard 70 (14)
1987–1988 HFC Haarlem 16 (4)
National team
1979 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Sel. Netherlands nat. football team, 13 March 1984. From left: Hoekstra, Kieft, Van der Gijp, Holverda and Rijvers Photo: Marcel Antonisse (Anefo)

In 2010, Holverda was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[1] He died from COVID-19 on 3 December 2021, aged 63.[2]

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