Frits Purperhart

Frits Lambertus Purperhart (1944–2016) was a Surinamese football manager and player, a member of the Suriname Olympic Committee board of directors[2] as well as being a board member for the National broadcasting network Telesur in Suriname.[3]

Frits Purperhart
Frits Purperhart in 1977
Personal information
Full name Frits Lambertus Purperhart
Date of birth 25 December 1944 [1]
Place of birth Paramaribo, Surinam
Date of death (aged 71)
Place of death Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961 Ajax ? (?)
1961–1963 NAKS ? (?)
1963–1980 Leo Victor ? (?)
National team‡
1966–1979 Suriname 17 (3)
Teams managed
1978–1996 Leo Victor
1996–1997 Suriname
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 17, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2015

As a player, he played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse for Ajax, NAKS and S.V. Leo Victor, as well as playing for the Suriname national team. He has also managed both Leo Victor and the Suriname national team during the span of his career.

He is considered to be one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport in Suriname, having finished as the league's top scorer twice, winning the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award on two occasions as well.[4]

Career

Purperhart began his career on the Mr. Bronsplein sport terrain in Paramaribo, Suriname where he was picked up by one of the local clubs, namely Ajax.[5] His father urged him to transfer to NAKS, where he was coaching at the time, and Purperhart stepped over.[6] After two seasons Purperhart transferred to S.V. Leo Victor. He helped the club to secure its second national title in his first season with the club. Known for his ability to score from a free kick, he is considered one of Suriname's best goal scorers of all time.[7] In 1966 and in 1967 he won the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award consecutively, and in 1965 he became captain of S.V. Leo Victor. In 1970 and in 1972 he finished as the league's top scorer.[8]

International career

Purperhart made his debut for the Suriname national team on 10 June 1966 at the Coupe Duvalier tournament against Trinidad and Tobago in a 3–2 loss at the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He scored his first two goals for the National team on 13 June 1969 in a Friendly match against Denmark, scoring the equalizer and the second goal in a 2–1 win at the National Stadion. [9] He played an important role in the countries 1970 and 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, also helping his team to win the 1978 CFU Championship.[10]

Managerial career

In 1978 Purperhart took over a player–coach function for S.V. Leo Victor before retiring as a player and fully committing himself to his managerial role.[11] In 1996, he was appointed manager of the Suriname national team for their 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. His side was eliminated by Jamaica 1–0 in the 2nd qualifying round.[12] He also managed Suriname to a fourth place finish in the 1996 Caribbean Cup, losing to Martinique 3–2 on penalties after extra time, following a 1–1 deadlock, in the match for third place.[13]

Honours

Player
S.V. Leo Victor[14]

References
  1. Obituary
  2. "SOC Bestuur". Suriname Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. "Telesur Jaaresverslag 2010" (PDF). Telesur. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. "'Robinhood mi boi!'". Star Nieuws. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Mr. Bronsplein; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. "Stonfutu fu NAKS". Nakssuriname.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. "Voetbal in Suriname (deel 1)". Strafschop.nl. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. "Purperhart, Frits; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  9. "Frits Purperhart profile". Soccer-db.info. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  10. "Frits Lambertus Purperhart profile". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  11. "'Suriname moet in de keuken van Brazilië kijken'". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  12. "Suriname is na twee verloren wedstrijden tegen Jamaica uitgeschakeld voor WK". Trouw.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  13. "Surinaams Olympisch Comité en Sport en Jeugdzaken intensiveren banden". GFC Nieuws. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. "Frits Purperhart - Career Honours". Soccer-db.info.
  15. Stutgard, Ricky W. "De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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