Willy Dullens is a former Dutch football player who played for

RKSV Sittardia Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merge ...

and the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Du ...

but his career was cut short due to injury. In 1966, uniquely while playing in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

, he was chosen as the

Dutch Footballer of the Year The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...

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1945 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Fortuna Sittard non-playing staff Netherlands men's international footballers People from Sittard Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands) Men's association football forwards Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Fortuna Sittard players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub