Hans Boskamp, born Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hölscher, (7 May 1932 – 21 March 2011) was a Dutch

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and actor.

Football career

Club

Rotterdam-born Hölscher moved with his family to Amsterdam at 10 years of age and joined

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under his father's stage name Boskamp. He played his first match for the club on 26 March 1950 and his final one on 27 May 1954. He then became a professional with BVC Amsterdam and played his final seasons for DWS.

International

Boskamp made his debut for the

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in a September 1952

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against

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and earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1954 friendly match against Switzerland.

Entertainment career

After retiring as a footballer, Boskamp worked at the Amsterdam stock exchange and later became a singer and actor. He also worked for the Bovema record company and accompanied several big-name artists, among them

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and

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during their

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in the

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. He also provided the Dutch dub of ''

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s Oscar the Grouch.

Later life and death

Boskamp died of a stroke on 21 March 2011, at the age of 78.

References

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* * 1932 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Rotterdam Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers AFC Ajax players AFC DWS players 20th-century Dutch male actors Dutch music people {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub