Joop Langhorst

Joop Langhorst
Personal information
Full name Johan Martinus Langhorst
Date of birth (1943-06-21)21 June 1943
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 9 October 2013(2013-10-09) (aged 70)
Place of death Groningen, Netherlands
Position(s) Rightback
Youth career
1954–1966 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1969 Sparta Rotterdam 68 (0)
1969–1970 S.V.V. 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johan Martinus "Joop" Langhorst (21 June 1943 – 9 October 2013) was a Dutch professional association football player who played as a right back defender.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Langhorst debuted with Sparta Rotterdam on 18 December 1966 against Sittardia.[1] He played 68 games in three seasons.[2] In his first season, the club won the KNVB Cup, defeating ADO Den Haag 1–0.[2] In 1969, he signed with S.V.V., where, in his debut season, the team won the Eerste Divisie (First Division) and the championship. Langhorst retired the following season.[2]

Death

Langhorst moved from Rotterdam to Sneek[when?] and died in Groningen at age 70 on 9 October 2013.[2]

References

  1. ^ Joop Langhorst overleden – Sparta (in Dutch)
  2. ^ a b c d Oud-Spartaan Joop Langhorst overleden (in Dutch)


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