Martinus Bosselaar (January 16, 1936 – June 6, 2018) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.
Club career
He became the head subject in the "Bosselaar-affair" in 1956. Bosselaar and Sparta both agreed on a return to the club as his heart was still at the other side of the city and his contract had a clause saying that he could leave the club to rejoin Sparta at any time. Feyenoord however did not want to let him go and took Sparta to court. Eventually Feyenoord lost the case and Bosselaar left the club and returned to his love in football.
International career
Bosselaar played his first international match on October 16, 1955 in a 2-2 draw versus
Belgium
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. In his second cap against
Norway
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he netted two of his in total four international goals in a 3-0 win.
Personal life
He suffered from a heart attack in 2004. He died on June 6, 2018 at the age of 82 years old.
Honours
;Sparta Rotterdam
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Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
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1958–59
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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 ...
: 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66
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Profile
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1936 births
2018 deaths
Footballers from Rotterdam
Association football wingers
Dutch footballers
Netherlands international footballers
Sparta Rotterdam players
Feyenoord players
Eredivisie players