Wout Holverda
.jpg) Holverda (1984) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (13) |
| 1987–1988 | HFC Haarlem | 16 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2008 | |||
Wout Holverda (22 April 1958 – 3 December 2021) was a Dutch football striker who played most of his career for Sparta Rotterdam.
Club career
A speedy and stocky forward, Holverda started his professional football career at Sparta and played seven seasons for them, ending up as their top goalscorer in the 1983–84 season. That earned him a move to Fortuna Sittard, where he played alongside British striker John Linford, but a niggling groin injury did not make him a success at Fortuna and he spent his last seasons at HFC Haarlem before retiring.
With Sparta as well as with Fortuna he played European Cup matches, 11 games in total (4 goals)[1]
Personal life
Alzheimer's disease
Holverda was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease what prevented him from visiting Sparta matches. In September 2013, a group of supporters decided to help him and drive Holverda to Sparta matches for the remainder of the season.[2]
Death
He died of COVID-19 in December 2021.[3]
External links
- Wout Holverda at WorldFootball.net
- Career stats - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Player bio - Sparta fanzine In The Winning Mood (in Dutch)
- Player bio at Fortuna - Fortuna (in Dutch)
References
- ^ Holverda in European games - Voetbalstats
- ^ Holverda ontroerd door actie supporters Sparta - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
- ^ Wout Holverda (63) overleden: ‘Een Sparta-knuffelbeer met de eeuwige glimlach op zijn gezicht’ - AD (in Dutch)
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