Nol Heijerman
Arnoldus "Nol" Heijerman (10 October 1940 – 23 January 2015) was a Dutch footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnoldus Heijerman | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 23 January 2015 74) | (aged||
Place of death | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1960 | RFC Rotterdam | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1963 | HVC Amersfoort | ||
1963–1967 | Xerxes | ||
1967–1975 | Sparta | 223 | (64) |
1975–1976 | Excelsior | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Heijerman played for HVC and Xerxes,[1] with whom he won promotion to the Eredivisie in 1966 [2]and where he played alongside Ab Fafié, Willem van Hanegem, Rob Jacobs and Eddy Treijtel. He made his debut for Xerxes on 25 August 1963 in a 2-2 Tweede Divisie draw with FC Wageningen.[2]
He joined Sparta for 125,000 guilders in 1967.[3]
Sparta Rotterdam
Dubbed Sparta's Beatle because of his long-haired looks, Heijerman played 223 league games for the Rotterdammers, scoring 64 goals. In the 1967/68 season, he scored 19 goals to become the season's club top goalscorer and he scored 3 goals in 10 European cup matches.[3] He finished his career with a sole season at Excelsior.[1]
In 1971, he won a runners-up medal in the KNVB Cup with Sparta, after losing the Cup final to Ajax.
References
- (in Dutch) "Oud-Spartaan Heijerman (74) overleden", RTV Rijnmond, 2015. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
- (in Dutch) Oud-Xerxaan Nol Heijerman overleden, XerxesDZB, 2015. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
- (in Dutch) Nol Heijerman overleden, Sparta Rotterdam, 2015. Retrieved on 24 January 2015.
External links
- Obituary - In the Mood (in Dutch)