André Wasiman (born 11 April 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Wasiman was a product of the Excelsior youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 1980. He made his debut as a starter under manager Hans Dorjee in a 2–1 loss in the Eredivisie to AZ '67 on 30 August 1980. He scored his first professional goal on 23 November 1980, equalizing against Roda JC in a 1–1 away draw at Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide. In 1990, Wasiman moved to

FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one bei ...

in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, scoring a

brace Brace(s) or bracing may refer to: Medical * Orthopaedic brace, a device used to restrict or assist body movement ** Back brace, a device limiting motion of the spine *** Milwaukee brace, a kind of back brace used in the treatment of spinal cur ...

in one of his first games against his former club Excelsior in a 4–1 win for Eindhoven. Wasiman joined

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

in 1992, where he enjoyed the most success in his career. In

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

, Volendam reached the final of the

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

for the second time in their history, facing Feyenoord. Volendam lost the match 2–1 after conceding goals by Gaston Taument and Michael Obiku, as Wasiman scored the sole goal for the club. Between 1995 and 1997, Wasiman played in the Eerste Divisie for

Dordrecht '90 Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, t ...

before retiring from football.

After football

Wasiman remained involved in the football world after his retirement, becoming a football agent. He has most famously represented Royston Drenthe, before being dismissed during the latter's transfer to

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. Instead Drenthe hired

Sigi Lens Sigi Lens (born 26 October 1963) is a retired Surinamese footballer and currently is a sports agent. During his career he served AZ and Fortuna Sittard. He was one of the footballers that survived the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in ...

, whom he deemed more experienced.

Personal life

Wasiman's younger brother, Steve Wasiman, was also a professional footballer who played for Excelsior and Feyenoord. Wasiman was part of the ''Colourful 11'' (in Dutch ''Kleurrijk Elftal''), a group of Surinamese men's footballers playing professionally in the Netherlands and organized as an exhibition team by Dutch Surinamese social worker Sonny Hasnoe who worked with underprivileged children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Amsterdam. Because Wasiman had club duties with Excelsior, he missed

Surinam Airways Flight 764 Surinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname on a Surinam Airways DC-8-62. On Wednesday 7 June 1989, the fl ...

which crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasiman, Andre 1962 births Living people Footballers from Paramaribo Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football midfielders Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players FC Volendam players FC Dordrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Association football agents Dutch sports agents