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 | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1948 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2013 | |||
Herman van Raalte (8 April 1921 – 3 April 2013) was a Dutch football player.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]Van Raalte earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a November 1948 friendly match against Belgium.[1]
Retirement and death
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ^ Profile - Voetballegends (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-international Herman van Raalte overleden - RTV Oost (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Herman van Raalte overleden - Blauw-Wit