Henk Bosveld

Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch football midfielder, who was nicknamed Charly after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking.[1]

Henk Charly Bosveld
Henk Bosveld in 1962
Personal information
Full name Hendrikus Johannes Bosveld
Date of birth (1941-07-10)10 July 1941
Place of birth Velp, Netherlands
Date of death 6 August 1998(1998-08-06) (aged 57)
Place of death Arnhem, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
VVO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 SC Enschede 86 (43)
1964–1968 Sparta 128 (64)
1968–1969 Vitesse 33 (15)
1969–1973 Sparta 77 (30)
1973–1979 Vitesse 191 (57)
International career
1962–1964 Netherlands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century.[2] He also played for Sportclub Enschede and Sparta and retired from professional football on June 12, 1979.

International career

Bosveld made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1962 friendly match against Belgium. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against Austria.[3]

Death and legacy

He died in 1998 in Arnhem from a myocardial infarction, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.[4]

References
  1. Eerbetoon 'Charly' Bosveld - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
  2. Henk ‘Charly’ Bosveld begon bij VVO - VVO (in Dutch)
  3. Intl career stats Archived 2016-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
  4. Charly Bosveld krijgt tribune bij Vitesse in GelreDome - Gelderlander (in Dutch)


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