Hendrikus "Hennie" Ardesch (29 October 194326 November 2019) was a Dutch professional

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who played as a

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Career

Ardesch spent most of his career as backup goalkeeper, notably with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

from 1966 to 1967. Ardesch wanted to keep semi-professional status, as he focused on careers outside of football while he mostly trained with the reserves and youth teams of ADO. He made his debut with ADO in a 4–2

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loss to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

on 24 September 1967, where he memorably let in a goal while suffering from a

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. He almost signed with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

in 1971, but could not sign due to foreigner restrictions. On 12 March 1971, he was celebrated by ADO for his 250th appearance on the substitute bench.

Death

Ardesch died of a

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on 26 November 2019 at the age of 76.

Personal life

Ardesch's son-in-law

Sander Westerveld Sander Westerveld (born 23 October 1974) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was the goalkeeping coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. The highlight of his playing ...

, and grandson

Sem Westerveld Sem Westerveld (born 18 July 2002) is a Spanish born, Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Career Westerveld made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 1–0 Eerste Divisie loss to Roda on 4 Janua ...

, are also professional football goalkeepers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardesch, Hennie 1943 births 2019 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Enschede Men's association football goalkeepers Eredivisie players FC Twente players ADO Den Haag players Go Ahead Eagles players VVV-Venlo players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Golden Gate Gales players