Henk Bloemers

Henk Bloemers
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-17)17 September 1945
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Date of death 26 January 2015(2015-01-26) (aged 69)
Place of death Eindhoven, Netherlands
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1984 FC Eindhoven 641 (58)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henk Bloemers (17 September 1945 – 26 January 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a central defender.

Club career

A central defender, Bloemers spent his entire career with FC Eindhoven, amassing a record total of 641 official games in which he scored 58 goals. Hence, he was regarded as Mister Eindhoven by the club and supporters.[1] In 20 years with the club, he only had two seasons in the Eredivisie. He played his final game in a 1-7 loss at FC Twente in 1984, a game he had to leave early due to injury.[2]

Death and legacy

A stand in Eindhoven's Jan Louwers Stadion was named after him in 2006 and he was named honorary member of the club in 2012.[1] He died in January 2015, aged 69.

References

  1. ^ a b Henk Bloemers overleden (69) Archived 2015-01-27 at archive.today - FC Eindhoven (in Dutch)
  2. ^ 'Mister EVV' Henk Bloemers (69) overleden Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)