Willem Boerdam

Willem Boerdam
Boerdam with Dutch squad (1910)
Personal information
Date of birth (1883-11-02)2 November 1883
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Date of death 7 November 1966(1966-11-07) (aged 83)
Place of death Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1921 Sparta
International career
1909–1920 Netherlands 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willem Boerdam (2 November 1883 – 7 November 1966) was a Dutch footballer. He was part of the Netherlands national football team, playing 2 matches.[1]

Career

An agile and stocky technician, he was nicknamed Willem de Springer (Willem the Jumper) because of his athletic footballing style.[2] He played the majority of his career for Sparta.

He played his first match on 25 April 1909.[3] He was part of the Dutch team at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but because he did not play he didn't get a bronze medal.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Willem Boerdam, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ "Totaal Interlands" [Total Caps] (in Dutch). voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Willem Boerdam". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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