Wim Balm

Wim Balm
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-24) 24 February 1960
Place of birth Haarlem
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1987 Haarlem 265 (53)
1987–1989 Twente 68 (15)
1989–1994 Vard
International career
1979-1980 Netherlands U-21 6 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Haugar (women)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wim Balm (born 24 February 1960) is a Dutch retired footballer.

He played for Haarlem and Twente in his home country, then emigrated to Norway to play for SK Vard Haugesund.[1][2][3][4] Staying in Norway, he later coached the women's team of SK Haugar.[5]

With Haarlem, he played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup[6] including in the Luzhniki disaster game. In 2007 he scored in a game held in remembrance of the disaster.[7]

He once scored 4 goals in one Eredivisie match, playing for FC Twente against RKC in October 1988.[8]

He also played 6 games for the Netherlands U-21 national football team[9] and was called-up for the senior national team in 1984.[10]

Personal life

Balm lives in Norway with his Norwegian wife and three kids.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Wim Balm" (in German). Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Twente-proff til Vard" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 May 1989.
  3. ↑ "Fyllingen videre mot første" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 August 1989.
  4. ↑ "Fotball: Vard-Haugesund – Åndalsnes" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 September 1994.
  5. ↑ "Wim Balm fortsetter ikke". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 9 November 2011. p. 25.
  6. ↑ Dekker, Edward (7 October 2024). "Voormalig HFC Haarlem-speler Wim Balm weer even thuis". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Nisenboim, Eduard (20 October 2007). "Respects paid at Moscow match". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Wim Balm emigreerde een half jaar na zijn vier goals tegen RKC". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wim Balm" (in Dutch). OnsOranje (Dutch FA). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Oefeninterlands, seizoen 1983/'84" (in Dutch). OnsOranje (Dutch FA). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wim Balm (1960)" (in Dutch). Kent u deze nog?. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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