''Roel Dijkstra'' is a Dutch comic book series about a fictional

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player. The series was created in 1975 by Jan Steeman (1933-2018; winner of the 2005 Dutch Stripschapprijs) and Andries Brandt. The first 21 volumes, drawn by Steeman and his successors, were published between 1977 and 1995 by Dutch publisher Oberon. Steeman and Brandt produced the first ten.

Background

The eponymous Roel Dijkstra is a Dutch football player inspired by Johan Cruijff. He started out as a player with the local football club "FC Leidrecht", then moved on to "FC Hadfort" in the

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, "FC Union" in

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, and then "FC Rapiditas" in

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before returning to "FC LeIdrecht". The story revolves around Dijkstra and his difficulties adjusting to life in a foreign country, shifty club bosses, friendship with fellow players, and football championships. In 2017 and 2018 two more volumes were released, ''Thuisfront'' (''Homefront'') and ''Pamplona'',. Both were serialised in the revived '' Eppo''-magazine.

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References

Dutch comic strips Dijkstra, Roel 1975 comics debuts Dijkstra, Roel Dijkstra, Roel Dijkstra, Roel Comics set in the Netherlands Association football comics Drama comics Dijkstra, Roel {{comics-stub