Antonius "Ton" van den Hurk (3 March 1933 – 6 April 2021) was a Dutch
footballer who played as a
defender.
Playing career
Club
Born in
Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,[FC Eindhoven
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, but moved to newly founded professional side Sportclub Venlo '54 in 1954 after experiencing lack of playing time. After Venlo'54 merged with amateur club
VVV-Venlo, he scored FC VVV's first ever professional league goal from the penalty spot on 28 November 1954 away against
Ajax. He later won the 1958–59
KNVB Cup
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with the club.
After relegation from the
Eredivisie in 1962, he was sold to
Sittardia, but left them in 1963 for amateur club SV Panningen, only to return to VVV for one more season. He played his last game for them in April 1965 against
FC Volendam
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.
International
He earned 13 caps for the
Netherlands national under-19 team between 1950 and 1951.
Profile
- OnsOranje
Managerial career
Van den Hurk coached at amateur sides Belfeldia, SV Blerick, Wittenhorst and VV Swalmen.
References
External links
Profile
- Voetballegends
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1933 births
2021 deaths
Footballers from Eindhoven
Men's association football defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's youth international footballers
FC Eindhoven players
VVV-Venlo players
Fortuna Sittard players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players