Harry de Vlugt

Harry de Vlugt (26 May 1947 – 6 November 2016) was an Indonesian-born Dutch footballer who played in the Eredivisie, Regionalliga Nord, National Soccer League, and Bundesliga.

Harry de Vlugt
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-05-27)27 May 1947
Place of birth Bandung, Dutch West Indies
Date of death 6 November 2016(2016-11-06) (aged 69)
Place of death Enschede, Netherlands
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1960-1961 EVV Phenix
1961-1964 SC Enschede
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 SC Enschede
1965–1967 FC Twente Enschede
1967–1969 GVV Eilermark
1969 German Canadian FC
1970 Toronto Croatia
1970–1971 GVV Eilermark
1971–1972 SV Meppen (18)
1972–1975 Rot-Weiss Essen 27 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

De Vlught was born in the Dutch East Indies, and emigrated to Netherlands in his youth. He began playing in 1961 with SC Enschede, and later played in the Eredivisie with FC Twente. He also had a stint with GVV Eilermark at the amateur level.[1] In 1969, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with the German Canadians FC, and Toronto Croatia.[2][3] In 1971, he returned to Europe to play in the Regionalliga Nord with SV Meppen, where he recorded 18 goals. The following season he was signed by Rot-Weiss Essen of the Bundesliga, where in his debut season he scored 11 goals in 22 matches.[4] In 1974, he missed the majority of the season after sustaining an injury, as a result was released at the conclusion of the season.[5] De Vlught died on November 6, 2016.[6][7]

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References
  1. "RIP Harry de Vlugt". TwenteSport.com (in Dutch). 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. "Unvergessen unberechenbar" (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2017-09-17.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "De Vlugt, Harry de Vlugt - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. ""De Floekt" wil nu doorbreken". De Telegraaf. 1973-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. "Voormalig Bundesliga-speler Harry de Vlugt (69) overleden". 2016-11-11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2017-09-17.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "RWE: Essen trauert um Harry de Vlugt". RevierSport online (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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