Dick van Alphen

Dick van Alphen
Personal information
Date of birth 18 September 1938
Place of birth Netherlands
Date of death 21 May 2009(2009-05-21) (aged 70)
Place of death Hervey Bay, Australia
Youth career
De Volewijckers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 De Volewijckers 23 (9)
1961–1965 Ringwood Wilhelmina
1966–1969 Melbourne Hakoah
1974 Caulfield City
International career
1967–1968 Australia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2009

Dick van Alphen (18 September 1938 – 21 May 2009) was an Australian soccer player.[1]

Club career

Van Alphen played for the Amsterdam team De Volewijckers in his native Holland before he emigrated to Australia in 1960.[2][3] He played for Ringwood Wilhelmina, Melbourne Hakoah and Caulfield City.[4]

International career

Van Alphen made his debut for Australia against New Zealand in 1967 and earned a total of 9 caps for the Socceroos.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Player Database - VA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. ^ Dutch Soccer Star Says He Feels Like a Criminal, The Age, 19 June 1963
  3. ^ Van Alphen in picture of De Volewijckers team in 1958 (standing second from left)
  4. ^ FFA pay tribute to late former Socceroo Dick Van Alphen - Tribal Football
  5. ^ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via OzFootball.


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