Hans Posthumus

Hans Posthumus
Posthumus in 1972
Personal information
Full name Johannes Posthumus
Date of birth (1947-03-10)10 March 1947
Place of birth Harderwijk, Netherlands
Date of death 15 February 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 68)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
VVOG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1969 VVOG
1969–1970 Wageningen
1970–1972 Feyenoord
1972–1974 Mechelen
1974–1976 Lierse
1976–1978 NEC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans Posthumus (10 March 1947 – 15 February 2016)[2][3] was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Career

Born in Harderwijk, he played for VVOG, Wageningen, Feyenoord, Mechelen, Lierse and NEC.[4][5] While with Lierse, he was the top-scorer in the Belgian Pro League during the 1975–76 season.[6] He retired from professional football in October 1978, at the age of 31, due to back pain.[6]

Honours

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Hans Posthumus at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Oud-NEC'er Hans Posthumus overleden". www.gld.nl. 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "In Memoriam: Hans Posthumus |". staantribune.nl.
  4. ↑ "Oud-Feyenoorder Hans Posthumus overleden" (in Dutch). FR12.nl. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "NEC Archief". necarchief.nl.
  6. 1 2 "Ex-topschutter van Lierse Hans Posthumus is overleden" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld". Voetbalkrant.com. 6 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
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