Harmen Hendrik (Henny) Dijkstra ( Dutch Harmen Hendrik "Hennie" Dijkstra ; October 25, 1912 , Zandam - March 1, 1994 , ibid.) - a Dutch soccer player who played as a goalkeeper , played for the club ZFK and the Netherlands team .
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| Full name | Harmen Hendrik Dijkstra ( Netherlands. Harmen Hendrik Dijkstra ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 25, 1912 Zandam , the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | March 1, 1994 (81 years old) Zandam , the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||
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The early years
Harmen Hendrick Dijkstra was born on October 25, 1912 in the city of Zandam in the family of Hendrick Dijkstra and his wife Anna Rimersma [1] . His mother was from Amsterdam , and his father from Zandam.
Sports career
Henny Dijkstra began his football career at the club ZFK in which he played as a goalkeeper. In 1932, he made his debut for the main club.
In February 1939, Henny was first called to the Netherlands national team as a reserve goalkeeper. [2] In two friendly matches - against the Hungarians and the Belgians [3] , the gate was defended by Adri van Male . In the second leg with Belgium, Dijkstra took the place in the goal, and van Male remained in the reserve [4] [5] . The meeting took place on April 23 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam and ended with the victory of the Netherlands national team - 3: 2 [6] [7] . For the last time, Henny played on May 7 against Switzerland . The guest match in Bern ended in the defeat of his team with a score of 2: 1 [8] [9] .
In 1940, Henny went to work as a policeman in Amsterdam, where he soon began playing for the local football club APSG. In the same year he returned to Zandam and continued to play for the ZFK [10] . In 1949 he completed his sports career.
Sources
- ↑ Friese voorouders - Hennie Dijkstra. (nid.) . friesevoetballers.blogspot.nl . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ De wedstrijd Nederland - Hongarije. (nid.) . Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Ongewijzigd Nederlandsen Elftal. (nid.) . Nieuwsblad van het Noorden . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Nederland - België. Het Nederlandsch Elftal samengesteld. (nid.) . Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Het debuut van den ZFC doelverdediger Dijkstra. (nid.) . Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Nederland neemt revanche op België. (nid.) . Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Nederland - België 3: 2. (nid.) . voetbalstats.nl . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Nederland moet meerderheid van sterker Zwitserland erkennen. (nid.) . Het Vaderland . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Zwitserland - Nederland 2: 1. (nid.) . voetbalstats.nl . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Dijkstra terug naar ZFC. (nid.) . Rotterdams Nieuwsblad . Date of treatment March 26, 2015.