Henk van Rooy

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Henk van Rooy
Henk van Rooij oud voetballer.jpeg
Van Rooij (2017)
Personal information
Date of birth(1948-01-10)10 January 1948
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Date of death 19 November 2024(2024-11-19) (aged 76)
Place of death Vught, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1967 RKVV Wilhelmina 17 (7)
1967–1969 FC Den Bosch 5 (1)
1969–1971 DESK
1971–1973 Roda JC 76 (31)
1973–1975 NAC 37 (8)
1975–1980 Willem II 151 (48)
1975–1976 → Heracles (loan) 7 (1)
1980–1982 K.V. Mechelen 44 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henk van Rooy also written as Henk van Rooij (10 January 1948 – 19 November 2024) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Van Rooy was born in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1948. He started playing there with RKVV Wilhelmina  [ nl ], where he played from 1965 at the Tweede Divisie. The following two years he had a contract with FC Den Bosch that played in the Eerste Divisie, but only played six matches with the first team. [1] During his time with FC Den Bosch he mainly played and scored with the second team. In a 7–0 victory against De Volewijckers, Van Rooy scored all seven goals. [2]

After his contract ended he started playing with the amateur team VV DESK and made it to the Dutch military football team. There he was scouted by Roda JC Kerkrade where he started playing in the Eerste Divisie from 1971. During the two seasons he played with the team he scored 31 goals. [1] From 1973 he signed a contract with NAC Breda and made his debut in the Eredivisie. After two seasons with NAC he played five seasons with Willem II Tilburg where he became a popular player. He played with the club a total of 164 matches and scored 53 times. [3] After the 1978–79 season the club was promoted to the Eredivisie. The next season Van Rooy scored nine times in the Eredivisie. Van Rooy ended his career with the Belgian club K.V. Mechelen, where he played two seasons. Also here the team promoted.

Death

Van Rooy died from Alzheimer's disease at the Boswijk nursing home in Vught, on 19 November 2024, at the age of 76. [1] [2] Willem II Tilburg will hold a minute's silence in his memory at a subsequent match. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oud-spits van Willem II, NAC en FC Den Bosch overleden". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Oud-speler Henk van Rooij overleden". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Oud Willem II'er Henk van Rooy (76) overleden". Willem II (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Oud-Willem II-er Henk van Rooy (76) overleden". tilbo.com (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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