Aad Mansveld
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adriaan Mansveld[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1944 | ||
Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 5 December 1991 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Libero | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1977 | FC Den Haag | 370 | (54) |
1967 | → Golden Gate Gales (loan) | ||
1977–1979 | Feyenoord | 35 | (8) |
1979–1981 | FC Den Haag | 77 | (8) |
1981–1982 | FC Utrecht | 11 | (0) |
1982–1983 | FC Den Haag | 11 | (0) |
Total | 504 | (70) | |
International career | |||
1972–1973 | Netherlands | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Adriaan Mansveld (14 July 1944 – 5 December 1991) was a Dutch footballer who played as a libero.
Career
[edit]Born in The Hague, Mansveld played club football for FC Den Haag, Golden Gate Gales, Feyenoord and FC Utrecht.[1][2][3] A stand at Zuiderpark Stadion, ADO Den Haag's stadium, was named after Mansveld.[4] At ADO Den Haag's new stadium, the Cars Jeans Stadium, a statue of Mansveld was also erected.[5]
He also earned 6 caps for the Netherlands national team between 1972 and 1973.[1] He played in a number of qualifying matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, but was injured for the actual tournament.[4][3]
He died at the age of 47 from cancer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Aad Mansveld". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b "NASL-Aad Mansveld". www.nasljerseys.com.
- ^ a b "Aad Mansveld en de twijfels van een icoon".
- ^ a b c "Holland Sport -> Afleveringen -> Holland sport -> Items -> Aad Mansveld in de eregalerij". 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Clubicoon Aad Mansveld geëerd bij ADO-stadion". AD. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021.
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- Dutch men's footballers
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