Aad Mansveld
Mansveld in 1981.
Personal information
Full name Adriaan Mansveld[1]
Date of birth (1944-07-14)14 July 1944
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death 5 December 1991(1991-12-05) (aged 47)
Place of death The Hague, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Libero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1977 FC Den Haag 370 (54)
1967 → Golden Gate Gales (loan)
1977–1979 Feyenoord 35 (8)
1979–1981 FC Den Haag 77 (8)
1981–1982 FC Utrecht 11 (0)
1982–1983 FC Den Haag 11 (0)
Total 504 (70)
International career
1972–1973 Netherlands 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adriaan Mansveld (14 July 1944 – 5 December 1991) was a Dutch footballer who played as a libero.

Career

Born in The Hague, Mansveld played club football for FC Den Haag, Golden Gate Gales, Feyenoord and FC Utrecht.[1][2][3] A stand at Zuiderpark Stadion, ADO Den Haag's stadium, was named after Mansveld.[4] At ADO Den Haag's new stadium, the Cars Jeans Stadium, a statue of Mansveld was also erected.[5]

He also earned 6 caps for the Netherlands national team between 1972 and 1973.[1] He played in a number of qualifying matches for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, but was injured for the actual tournament.[4][3]

He died at the age of 47 from cancer.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aad Mansveld". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "NASL-Aad Mansveld". www.nasljerseys.com.
  3. 1 2 "Aad Mansveld en de twijfels van een icoon".
  4. 1 2 3 "Holland Sport -> Afleveringen -> Holland sport -> Items -> Aad Mansveld in de eregalerij". 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Clubicoon Aad Mansveld geëerd bij ADO-stadion". AD. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021.


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