1. Roel Wiersma played at the club for ten seasons, making 316 league appearances.
22 Facts About Roel Wiersma
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Roel Wiersma served as captain for many years; most notably in 1963 when his team won the Eredivisie title.
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In fifteen of his appearances, Roel Wiersma served as captain of the Dutch squad.
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Roel Wiersma was born in Hilversum in 1932, after his parents had decided to move there from Amsterdam five years earlier.
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Roel Wiersma is a Frisian name; his paternal grandfather was born in Harlingen.
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Besides football, Roel Wiersma played a range of different sports at Donar, including baseball, basketball and table tennis.
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In 1949, Roel Wiersma debuted for the Donar first team, which played in the Dutch Fourth Division at the time.
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Roel Wiersma arranged a match for the Air Force team against an English military team.
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Consequently, Roel Wiersma started to work at the NSF as well.
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Still, Roel Wiersma remained at PSV for ten years and was captain of the 1963 squad that won the Eredivisie, his first and only trophy.
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Roel Wiersma was present at PSV's first match in the European Cup in September 1955, when they faced Rapid Wien.
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Disappointed, Roel Wiersma left for rivals EVV in 1965 on a free transfer.
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Roel Wiersma appeared in 14 cup matches and eight European matches.
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Roel Wiersma mostly appeared in friendly matches; Wiersma played four 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and three 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
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Roel Wiersma's most notorious qualification match was an away fixture against Austria.
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In 15 of his matches, Roel Wiersma served as captain of the Dutch side.
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Roel Wiersma was known to be a powerful, physical defender with great stamina.
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Roel Wiersma was lacking in technical abilities, but he was strong in the air.
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Roel Wiersma became coach for the PSV waterpolo team and coached amateur football sides TOP Oss and ASV '33.
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Roel Wiersma started out as vice-chairman and between 1967 and 1975 he served as the chairman of the VVCS.
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Roel Wiersma worked as analyst for Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
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On 4 February 1995, Roel Wiersma died of a heart failure during a game of tennis.