Hans Bassant

Hans Bassant (22 January 1943 — 2 December 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

Hans Bassant
Excelsior tegen Vitesse 5-1 (Excelsior kampioen), Bassant scoort (Excelsior), Bestanddeelnr 927-1869.jpg
Bassant in 1974 in the match winning the Eerste Divisie where Bassant scored three times
Personal information
Date of birth(1943-01-22)22 January 1943
Place of birthRotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death2 December 2022(2022-12-02) (aged 79)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966-1970Excelsior Rotterdam132(36)
1970-1971SV SVV29(10)
1971-1975Excelsior Rotterdam128(28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played a total of 271 matches for Excelsior Rotterdam scoring 64 goals.[3]

Biography

Bassant started playing with Neptunus. In 1966 he moved to Excelsior Rotterdam where he would play the biggest part of his career. In 1969 he promoted with Excelsior to the Eerste Divisie and in 1970 to the Eredivisie.[3] In 1970 he moved to SV SVV where he became that season the topscorer of the team with 10 goals. Already after one season he moved back to Excelsior.[4] In 1974 he won with the team the Eerste Divisie after winning from Vitesse with 5-1 where Bassant scored three goals.[5] He retired in 1975.[3]

After his career he had not yet been fully paid by Excelsior.[6] This led to a lawsuit, won by Bassant.[7]

De Vries died in 2022, at the age of 79.[3][8]

References

  1. Hans Bassant, voetbal.com
  2. Hans Bassant, transfermarkt.nl
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (in nl) OUD-SPELER HANS BASSANT OVERLEDEN. excelsiorrotterdam.nl. 2 December 2022. https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2022/12/oud-speler-hans-bassant-overleden/. Retrieved 2 December 2022. 
  4. "Bassant weer bij Excelsior". Het Vrije Volk (in Nederlands). 1 June 1971. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. "Excelsior is weer terug". Het Vrije Volk (in Nederlands). 13 May 1974. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via Delpher.
  6. "Hans Bassant wacht op 789 gulden en 10 cent". Het Vrije Volk (in Nederlands). 19 November 1975. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via Delpher.
  7. "Winst voor Bassant". Het Vrije Volk (in Nederlands). 12 December 1976. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via Delpher.
  8. (in nl) Oud-speler van Excelsior, Hans Bassant (79), overleden. dagblad010.nl. 4 December 2022. https://dagblad010.nl/Sport/oud-speler-van-excelsior-hans-bassant-79-overleden. Retrieved 4 December 2022.