Herman van Raalte
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herman van Raalte | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2013 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| HVV Hengelo | |||
| 1942-1954 | Blauw-Wit | ||
| 1954-1957 | B.V.C. Amsterdam | ||
| 1957-1959 | Blauw-Wit | ||
| 1959-1960 | Leeuwarden | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1948 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Herman van Raalte (8 April 1921 – 3 April 2013) was a Dutch football player.
Club career
Van Raalte played for hometown club HVV Hengelo in the 1930s and 40s before joining Amsterdam side Blauw-Wit during World War II. With Blauw-Wit he lost the 1949–50 Netherlands Football League Championship final. He also played for B.V.C. Amsterdam and V.V. Leeuwarden.
International career
Van Raalte earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a November 1948 friendly match against Belgium.[1]
Retirement and death
After his football career, he became a textile merchant.[2] Van Raalte died of a bacterial infection after hip surgery on 3 April 2013 at the age of 91. He was the then oldest living former Dutch international footballer.[3]
References
- ↑ National team stats - Voetbalstats (Dutch)
- ↑ Profile - Voetballegends (Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-international Herman van Raalte overleden - RTV Oost (Dutch)
External links
- Herman van Raalte overleden - Blauw-Wit
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