Hans Posthumus
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Posthumus | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Harderwijk, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 15 February 2016 | (aged 68)||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
VVOG | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1969 | VVOG | ||
1969–1970 | Wageningen | ||
1970–1972 | Feyenoord | ||
1972–1974 | Mechelen | ||
1974–1976 | Lierse | ||
1976–1978 | NEC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hans Posthumus (10 March 1947 – 15 February 2016)[1] was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]Born in Harderwijk, he played for VVOG, Wageningen, Feyenoord, Mechelen, Lierse and NEC.[1][2] While with Lierse, he was the top-scorer in the Belgian Pro League during the 1975–76 season.[3] He retired from professional football in October 1978, at the age of 31, due to back pain.[3]
Honours
[edit]Feyenoord
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1975–76 (26 goals)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Profile". Football Database. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Oud-Feyenoorder Hans Posthumus overleden" (in Dutch). FR12.nl. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Ex-topschutter van Lierse Hans Posthumus is overleden" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld".
- ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2016 deaths
- Dutch men's footballers
- VVOG players
- FC Wageningen players
- Feyenoord players
- K.R.C. Mechelen players
- Lierse S.K. players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- People from Harderwijk
- Footballers from Gelderland
- Dutch football forward stubs