Willy Brokamp
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Willy Brokamp (born 25 February 1946 in
Kerkrade Kerkrade ( Ripuarian: ; li, Kirkraoj; german: Kerkrade or ''Kirchrath'') is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg; the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. Kerkrade is the ...
) is a former football player for
MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ...
in the 1960s and 1970s who recruited him from ''RKVV Chèvremont'' (in the community of Kerkrade). His nickname was "The blond arrow". He ranked highly in the ''Footballer of the Year'' classification for several times. In 1973, he shared the first place on the list of top scorers with 18 goals together with
Cas Janssens Franciscus "Cas" Janssens (born 3 August 1944) is a former Dutch football player who played as a forward. In 1973, he shared the first place on the list of top scorers with 18 goals together with Willy Brokamp Willy Brokamp (born 25 Febr ...
.


Club career

In 1974, he transferred to
Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...
, where he himself had two very good seasons (1974/75, 1975/76).


International career

He also played six games for the Dutch national team and scored six goals.


Personal life

Brokamp was not only a footballer. During his football career he started his own bar. For many years he was manager of the bar "Aux Pays-Bas" next to the Vrijthof and several other establishments in Maastricht. He currently lives in Kanne, Belgium near Maastricht. Since 1999, he also owns a bar there, named ''In Kanne en Kruike''.


Honours

MVV *
UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brokamp, Wily 1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Kerkrade Association football forwards Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers MVV Maastricht players AFC Ajax players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)