Erwin Sparendam

Erwin Sparendam (14 November 1934 – 20 September 2014) was a Surinamese professional footballer who played as a right back.

Erwin Sparendam
Erwin Sparendam in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-11-14)14 November 1934
Place of birth Paramaribo, Surinam
Date of death 20 September 2014(2014-09-20) (aged 79)
Place of death Netherlands
Playing position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Robinhood
1957 USV Elinkwijk
1957–1958 Blauw-Wit 33 (10)
1959–1961 USV Elinkwijk 55 (7)
1961–1969 Blauw-Wit 67 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sparendam moved from Robinhood to Dutch club USV Elinkwijk in January 1957.[1] He was one of five Surinamese players to join the club at that time, the others being Humphrey Mijnals, Frank Mijnals, Michiel Kruin, and Charley Marbach.[1] The group was known as the 'Five Elements' and 'The Five-Leaf Clover' and were among the first Surinamese footballers to play in the Netherlands.[2] Sparendam stated he was not subjected to racism during his playing days, though he did experienced racism in the Netherlands as he grew older.[3] Sparendam also played for Blauw-Wit.[4]

He appeared for Suriname in a friendly match versus the Netherlands in 1960.[5]

After retiring as a player Sparendam became a coach, and managed a number of amateur club sides including Eminent Boys, Faja Lobi and DVSA.[3][6]

References
  1. "Afscheid van Erwin Sparendam" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. "Erwin Sparendam overladen" (in Dutch). Rondom Voetbal. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. Bart Jungmann (21 October 1995). "'Negeren heeft geen zin'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. "Wedstrijdverslag". Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  6. "Oud hoofdtrainer DVSA, Erwin Sparendam, overleden" (in Dutch). DVSA. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.


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