Harry Heijnen

Harry Heijnen
Personal information
Full name	Harry Heijnen
Date of birth	17 October 1940
Place of birth	Venlo, Netherlands
Date of death	18 March 2015 (aged 74)
Place of death	Venlo, Netherlands
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Venlosche Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1962	FC VVV
1962–1967	ADO
1967	San Francisco Gales
1967–1969	ADO
1969–1970	MVV
1970–1973	FC VVV
International career‡
1966	Netherlands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2015

Harry Heijnen (17 October 1940 – 18 March 2015) was a Dutch football player.

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

^ Harry Heijnen is ons helaas ontvallen - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)
^ Venloos ADO-icoon Harry Heijnen overleden - ELF Voetbal (in Dutch)
^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
^ ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden - AD (in Dutch)

External links

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

[1] Harry Heijnen is ons helaas ontvallen - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)

[2] Venloos ADO-icoon Harry Heijnen overleden - ELF Voetbal (in Dutch)

[3] National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)

[4] ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden - AD (in Dutch)

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