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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Woudenberg, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Woudenberg | |||
| VV Scherpenzeel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986-1987 | FC Utrecht | 28 | (25) |
| 1987-1988 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 11 | (2) |
| 1988-1990 | FC Utrecht | 43 | (17) |
| 1990-1992 | Dordrecht'90 | (7) | |
| 1992-1993 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erik Willaarts (born 25 August 1961 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch retired footballer. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Willaarts shot to fame when he scored a remarkable 25 goals for FC Utrecht in the 1986-87 Eredivisie season, after only having joined them from a sixth-tier amateur side at the start of that season. He finished runner-up to the great Marco van Basten in that season's top goalscorers list which earned him a move to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. [6] He scored a club record 5 hattricks for Utrecht. [7]
He later played for Dordrecht’90 and SVV/Dordrecht’90 [8] and Go Ahead Eagles but injuries cut short his career.
Willaarts is an uncle of Ricky van Wolfswinkel, [9] who played for clubs in Portugal, France en England. After retiring is as a player, Willaarts became a kitchen salesman. [10]
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