Harry Heijnen

Harry Heijnen (17 October 1940 – 18 March 2015) was a Dutch football player.

Harry Heijnen
Personal information
Full name Harry Heijnen
Date of birth (1940-10-17)17 October 1940
Place of birth Venlo, Netherlands
Date of death 18 March 2015(2015-03-18) (aged 74)
Place of death Venlo, Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Venlosche Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1962 FC VVV 88 (14)
1962–1967 ADO 142 (53)
1967 San Francisco Gales 9 (2)
1967–1969 ADO 57 (9)
1969–1970 MVV 30 (5)
1970–1973 FC VVV 87 (29)
International career‡
1966 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2015

Club career

Nicknamed Mandje, Heijnen made his debut on 23 August 1959 for hometown club FC VVV with whom he won the Dutch Cup in 1959 and left them in 1962 for a lengthy spell at ADO. He was one of the ADO players to enjoy a 3-month spell in the USA as the Golden Gate Gales,[1] alongside Dick Advocaat among others.

In 1969, he moved to MVV for 50,000 Dutch guilders before returning to VVV to finish his career at the club he started.[2]

International career

Heijnen earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a September 1966 friendly match against Austria.[3]

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player, Heijnen coached several amateur sides and ran a pub in Venlo.

He died on 18 March 2015 of esophageal cancer.[4]

References
  1. Harry Heijnen is ons helaas ontvallen - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)
  2. Venloos ADO-icoon Harry Heijnen overleden - ELF Voetbal (in Dutch)
  3. National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  4. ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden - AD (in Dutch)
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