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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)
National team‡
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

External links

• Harry Heijnen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile - VVV Venlo (in Dutch)

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Harrie Heijnen, detto Harry (Venlo, 17 ottobre 1940 – Venlo, 18 marzo 2015), è stato un calciatore olandese, di ruolo attaccante.

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