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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 April 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Leiden, The Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 3 December 2021 | (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 |
In 2010, Holverda was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[1] He died from COVID-19 on 3 December 2021, aged 63.[2]
References
change- ↑ Holverda ontroerd door actie supporters Sparta Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
- ↑ Wout Holverda (63) overleden: ‘Een Sparta-knuffelbeer met de eeuwige glimlach op zijn gezicht’ - AD (in Dutch)