Frans Bouwmeester
.jpg) Frans Bouwmeester in 1961 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frans Bouwmeester | ||
| Date of birth | May 19, 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NAC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956-1960 | NAC | 100 | (25) |
| 1960-1966 | Feijenoord | 139 | (44) |
| 1966-1969 | NAC | 64 | (5) |
| 1969-1970 | Racing White | 1 | (0) |
| 1970-1971 | DFC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959-1968 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frans Bouwmeester (born 19 May 1940 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a left winger and was later chief scout at Feyenoord.
Club career
Bouwmeester started his career in his town of birth, Breda where he played for NAC. After three seasons at this team he made a switch towards Feijenoord. This turned out to be the most successful period in his career. In both 1961 and 1962 Feijenoord took the Eredivisie Championship. In 1965 Bouwmeester and Feijenoord won both the league and the KNVB Cup.
International career
From 1959 to 1968 Bouwmeester was also called up to represent the Dutch national football team. He made his debut in a 7-0 loss versus West Germany on 21 October 1959. In total he would play in five international matches, the final one an October 1968 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bulgaria.[1]
Scouting career
After his career Bouwmeester became a scout at Willem II Tilburg from 1992 to 1994. After that he became head scout at Feyenoord. He was a scout for hometown club NAC from 2005 to 2014.[2]
Personal life
Bouwmeester suffered from a stroke after he had a kidney transplant in 2014,[3] receiving a kidney from his daughter.[4]
References
- ^ Intl career stats - Ons Oranje Template:Nl
- ^ Wegen van NAC en Frans Bouwmeester scheiden - B-Side Rats Template:Nl
- ^ 'Ik was al bang dat ik nooit meer De Kuip zou zien' - Voetbal International Template:Nl
- ^ Bredase oud-voetballer Frans Bouwmeester krijgt nier van zijn dochter - BN De Stem Template:Nl
External links
- Frans Bouwmeester at National-Football-Teams.com
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