Harry Heijnen (17 October 194018 March 2015) was a Dutch Association football, football player.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Mandje'', Heijnen made his debut on 23 August 1959 for hometown club VVV-Venlo, FC VVV with whom he won the Dutch Cup in 1959 and left them in 1962 for a lengthy spell at ADO Den Haag, ADO. He was one of the ADO players to enjoy a 3-month spell in the USA as the Golden Gate Gales, alongside Dick Advocaat among others. In 1969, he moved to MVV Maastricht, MVV for 50,000 Dutch guilders before returning to VVV to finish his career at the club he started.

International career

Heijnen earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands in a September 1966 friendly match against Austria national football team, Austria.

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player, Heijnen coached several amateur sides and ran a pub in Venlo. He died on 18 March 2015 of esophageal cancer.ADO-icoon Heijnen overleden
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Player profile
- VVV Venlo {{DEFAULTSORT:Heijnen, Harry 1940 births 2015 deaths Association football wingers Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Eredivisie players VVV-Venlo players ADO Den Haag players San Francisco Golden Gate Gales players MVV Maastricht players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Deaths from esophageal cancer Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands Footballers from Venlo