Humphrey Mijnals

Humphrey Mijnals (21 December 1930 – 27 July 2019) was a Surinamese-Dutch footballer. He played international football for both the Netherlands and Suriname.[1]

Humphrey Mijnals
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Personal information
Date of birth(1930-12-21)21 December 1930
Place of birthMoengo, Suriname
Date of death27 July 2019(2019-07-27) (aged 88)
Place of deathUtrecht, Netherlands
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Gompers
Remo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1955SV Robinhood
1955–1956América Futebol Clube (PE)
1956SV Robinhood
1956–1963USV Elinkwijk(2)
1963–1964DOS Utrecht17(1)
1964–1966SC 't Gooi(2)
National team
195?–1956Suriname45(1)
1960Netherlands3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He also played 45 times in the Suriname national football team. In 1999, he was elected Surinamese footballer of the century. On 24 August 2008, Mijnals also received Sports Medal of the city of Utrecht.[2]

Mijnals died on 27 July 2019 in Utrecht at the age of 88.

References

  1. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. "Het debuut van Humphrey Mijnals". Olympisch Stadion. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2016-02-20.