Henk Bosveld

Henk Charly Bosveld

Henk Bosveld in 1962
Personal information
Full name Hendrikus Johannes Bosveld
Date of birth (1941-07-10)10 July 1941
Place of birth Velp, Netherlands
Date of death 6 August 1998(1998-08-06) (aged 57)
Place of death Arnhem, Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
VVO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 SC Enschede 86 (43)
1964–1968 Sparta 128 (64)
1968–1969 Vitesse 33 (15)
1969–1973 Sparta 77 (30)
1973–1979 Vitesse 191 (57)
National team
1962–1964 Netherlands 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch football midfielder, who was nicknamed Charly after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking.[1]

Club career

Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century.[2] He also played for Sportclub Enschede and Sparta and retired from professional football on June 12, 1979.

International career

Bosveld made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1962 friendly match against Belgium. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against Austria.[3]

Death and legacy

He died in 1998 in Arnhem from a myocardial infarction, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Eerbetoon 'Charly' Bosveld - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Henk ‘Charly’ Bosveld begon bij VVO - VVO (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Intl career stats - Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Charly Bosveld krijgt tribune bij Vitesse in GelreDome - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof		 Vitesse Arnhem Manager
alongside Poland Janusz Kowalik
1985 – 1986 		Succeeded by
Netherlands Hans Dorjee


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