Wout Holverda

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

That earned him a move to Fortuna Sittard, where he played alongside British striker John Linford, but a niggling groin injury did not make him a success at Fortuna and he spent his last seasons at HFC Haarlem before retiring.

[2] With Sparta as well as with Fortuna he played European Cup matches, 11 games in total (4 goals).

[3] Holverda played once for Jong Oranje, coming on as a substitute for Ron Jans against Poland in May 1979.

In September 2013, a group of supporters decided to help him and drive Holverda to Sparta matches for the remainder of the season.

Sel. Netherlands nat. football team, 13 March 1984. From left: Hoekstra , Kieft , Van der Gijp , Holverda and Rijvers Photo: Marcel Antonisse (Anefo)