Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (July 10, 1941 – August 6, 1998) was a Dutch

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midfielder, who was

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d ''Charly'' after

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due to a similar style of walking.

Club career

Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century. He also played for

Sportclub Enschede Sportclub Enschede is a football club from Enschede, Netherlands. ''SC Enschede'' was established in 1910. The club won the national championship in 1926. In 1965 ''SC Enschede'' merged with their rivals Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente (both c ...

and

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and retired from professional football on June 12, 1979.

International career

Bosveld made his debut for the

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in an October 1962

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against

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. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against

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Death and legacy

He died in 1998 in

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...

from a

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, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's

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was named in his honour in 2016.Charly Bosveld krijgt tribune bij Vitesse in GelreDome
- Gelderlander

References

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- Vitesse

- NOS 1941 births 1998 deaths People from Rheden Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Eredivisie players Sportclub Enschede players Sparta Rotterdam players SBV Vitesse players Dutch football managers SBV Vitesse managers Footballers from Gelderland {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub