Wim Roosen

Wim Roosen
Roosen in 1956
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Gerardus Johannes Roosen
Date of birth (1918-07-31)31 July 1918
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death 19 November 1986(1986-11-19) (aged 68)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
HFC Haarlem
International career
1946–1947 Netherlands 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus Gerardus Johannes "Wim" Roosen (31 July 1918 – 19 November 1986) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for HFC Haarlem.[1] He made six appearances for the Netherlands national team from 1946 to 1947.[2] He scored one goal with a header, in a match against Belgium in Antwerp.[3]

Roosen is the great-grandfather of Sven Roosen, the Dutch athlete who achieved a national record at his Olympic debut, during the 2024 Olympic Decathlon in Paris.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wim Roosen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wim Roosen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nederland wist ook te Antwerpen met 2-1 te winnen". Franeker Courant (in Dutch). 7 May 1947 – via Delpher.nl. The Dutch team won again, at Antwerp, with 2-1
  4. ↑ Leon Voskamp (22 May 2024). "Van spikes uit de bak 'gevonden voorwerpen' naar de Olympische Spelen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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