Wout Holverda

Wout Holverda (22 April 1958 – 3 December 2021) was a Dutch football striker who played most of his career for Sparta Rotterdam.

Wout Holverda
Wout Holverda (1984).jpg
Holverda (1984)
Personal information
Date of birth(1958-04-22)22 April 1958
Place of birthLeiden, The Netherlands
Date of death3 December 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 63)
Place of deathThe Netherlands
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
VV Roodenburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1984Sparta Rotterdam133(55)
1984–1987Fortuna Sittard70(14)
1987–1988HFC Haarlem16(4)
National team
1979Netherlands U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Sel. Netherlands nat. football team, 13 March 1984. From left: Hoekstra, Kieft, Van der Gijp, Holverda and Rijvers Photo: Marcel Antonisse (Anefo)

In 2010, Holverda was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[1] He died from COVID-19 on 3 December 2021, aged 63.[2]

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