Erwin Sparendam
Erwin Sparendam in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-14)14 November 1934
Place of birth Paramaribo, Surinam
Date of death 20 September 2014(2014-09-20) (aged 79)
Place of death De Meern, Netherlands
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Robinhood
1957 USV Elinkwijk
1957–1958 Blauw-Wit 33 (10)
1959–1961 USV Elinkwijk 55 (7)
1961–1969 Blauw-Wit 67 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erwin Sparendam (14 November 1934 – 20 September 2014) was a Surinamese professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Sparendam moved from Robinhood to Dutch club USV Elinkwijk in January 1957.[1] He was one of five Surinamese players to join the club at that time, the others being Humphrey Mijnals, Frank Mijnals, Michel Kruin, and Charley Marbach.[1] The group was known as the 'Five Elements' and 'The Five-Leaf Clover' and were among the first Surinamese footballers to play in the Netherlands.[2] Sparendam stated he was not subjected to racism during his playing days, though he did experienced racism in the Netherlands as he grew older.[3] Sparendam also played for Blauw-Wit.[4]

He appeared for Suriname in a friendly match versus the Netherlands in 1960.[5]

After retiring as a player Sparendam became a coach, and managed a number of amateur club sides including Eminent Boys, Faja Lobi and DVSA.[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Afscheid van Erwin Sparendam" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Erwin Sparendam overladen" (in Dutch). Rondom Voetbal. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 Bart Jungmann (21 October 1995). "'Negeren heeft geen zin'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wedstrijdverslag". Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Oud hoofdtrainer DVSA, Erwin Sparendam, overleden" (in Dutch). DVSA. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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