John Sleeuwenhoek

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John Sleeuwenhoek
Personal information
Full name John Cornelius Sleeuwenhoek
Date of birth 26 February 1944 (1944-02-26)
Place of birth    Wednesfield, England
Date of death    July 1989 (aged 55)
Place of death    Birmingham, England
Playing position Centre half
Youth clubs
1959–1961 Aston Villa
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1961–1967
1967–1971
1971
1971–1972		 Aston Villa
Birmingham City
→ Torquay United (loan)
Oldham Athletic		 226 (1)
030 (0)
011 (0)
002 (0)   
National team
1962–1963 England U-23 002 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

John Cornelius Sleeuwenhoek (26 February 1944 – July 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 226 appearances in the Football League for Aston Villa and was capped twice for England at under-23 level.

Sleeuwenhoek was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, the son of a Dutch paratrooper. He started his football career as a junior with Aston Villa, turning professional in 1961, and played regularly for the club for six seasons. While at the club he won two caps for England U-23 and also played for a representative Football League XI. He then moved to Birmingham City, but recurrent knee problems dogged his later career. After spells at Torquay United F.C. and Oldham Athletic he retired from professional football at the early age of 28.

He died in Birmingham aged 55.

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Persondata
NAME Sleeuwenhoek, John Cornelius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1944-02-26
PLACE OF BIRTH Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH July 1989
PLACE OF DEATH Birmingham, England
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