André Wasiman

André Wasiman (born 11 April 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

André Wasiman
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-04-11) 11 April 1962[1]
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1990 Excelsior[lower-alpha 1] 117 (7)
1990–1992 FC Eindhoven
1992–1995 FC Volendam[lower-alpha 1] 82 (20)
1995–1997 Dordrecht '90 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Wasiman was a product of the Excelsior youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 1980. He made his debut as a starter under manager Hans Dorjee in a 2–1 loss in the Eredivisie to AZ '67 on 30 August 1980.[3][4] He scored his first professional goal on 23 November 1980, equalizing against Roda JC in a 1–1 away draw at Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide.[5]

In 1990, Wasiman moved to FC Eindhoven in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, scoring a brace in one of his first games against his former club Excelsior in a 4–1 win for Eindhoven.[6]

Wasiman joined FC Volendam in 1992, where he enjoyed the most success in his career. In 1995, Volendam reached the final of the KNVB Cup for the second time in their history, facing Feyenoord. Volendam lost the match 2–1 after conceding goals by Gaston Taument and Michael Obiku, as Wasiman scored the sole goal for the club.[7][8]

Between 1995 and 1997, Wasiman played in the Eerste Divisie for Dordrecht '90 before retiring from football.[9][10]

After football

Wasiman remained involved in the football world after his retirement, becoming a football agent. He has most famously represented Royston Drenthe, before being dismissed during the latter's transfer to Real Madrid.[11][12] Instead Drenthe hired Sigi Lens, whom he deemed more experienced.[13]

Personal life

Wasiman's younger brother, Steve Wasiman, was also a professional footballer who played for Excelsior and Feyenoord.[14][15]

Wasiman was part of the Colourful 11 (in Dutch Kleurrijk Elftal), a group of Surinamese men's footballers playing professionally in the Netherlands and organized as an exhibition team by Dutch Surinamese social worker Sonny Hasnoe who worked with underprivileged children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Amsterdam. Because Wasiman had club duties with Excelsior, he missed Surinam Airways Flight 764 which crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board.[16][17]

Notes
  1. Only match statistics available from top-flight Eredivisie appearances.

References
  1. "Betaald Voetbal '93–'94". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 12 August 1993. p. 19.
  2. André Wasiman at FootballDatabase.eu
  3. "AZ '67 Alkmaar – SBV Excelsior 2:1 (Eredivisie 1980/1981, 3. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. Regeer, Rob. "Opstellingen AZ '67 – RV & AV Excelsior 2 – 1 (30/08/1980 – Eredivisie)". voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. Regeer, Rob. "Opstellingen Roda JC – RV & AV Excelsior 1 – 1 (23/11/1980 – Eredivisie)". voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. Mennega, Jan (27 August 1990). "VVV alleen aan de leiding". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). p. 12. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. "Bekerfinale 1995: Twee keer niets voor Kees Kwakman". KNVB. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. Veerman, Eddy (1 June 2020). "'Tot dat moment…'". Nieuw-Volendam (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. "VOETBALSEIZOEN 1995/1996". Trouw (in Dutch). 17 August 1995. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  10. "Selecties Eerste Divisie". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 August 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  11. "Drenthe breekt met zaakwaarnemer". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 17 July 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  12. "Drenthe: een bloemlezing van een roemloze aftocht". NRC (in Dutch). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  13. "Drenthe en Real droom voor 13 miljoen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  14. "Wie is Wie". Feyenoord Geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  15. "Samen terug met oude bekenden: Siegfried Dijkhuis (51)". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  16. Darwinkel, Geert Jan (6 June 2019). "Een barrel van een kist, een incapabele crew en onverwachte mist". darch media (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  17. Miller, Nick (12 October 2017). "The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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