He died at the age of 20, when on 7 June 1989, he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo.

While Bergkamp fought hard to improve his behaviour and his skills, Joemmankhan chose to leave Ajax and play for Cercle Brugge in Belgium.

Although Joemmankhan made his professional debut at Cercle Brugge, his reputation for partying continued.

Along with his friend, Tom Krommendijk, a Feyenoord player on loan at Cercle with a similar reputation, they were often found together enjoying the nightlife in Bruges and Amsterdam.

He never played for Twente: on 25 August 1990 he was killed when his car collided with a tree, over a year after Joemmankhan's death.