Cliff van Blerk

Cliff van Blerk (30 December 1938 – 7 June 2018[2]) was an Australian football (soccer) player.[3] He is the father of former footballer Jason van Blerk; they were the third father-son combination to play for the Australian national football team.[4]

Cliff van Blerk
Personal information
Full name Clifford van Blerk
Date of birth (1938-12-30)30 December 1938
Place of birth Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia[1]
Date of death 7 June 2018(2018-06-07) (aged 79)
Place of death New South Wales, Australia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 APIA Leichhardt
1969 Western Suburbs
1974 Melita Eagles
1975 Riverstone
International career
1967 Australia 2 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Riverstone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2009

References

  1. "The memorial of Clifford Van Blerk (1938 - 2018) by Simplicity Funerals - Smithfield at HeavenAddress". www.heavenaddress.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. Gatt, Ray. "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/NSW/1965/1965D1FS.html Oz Football
  4. "Jason & Cliff van blerk". The Grassroots Football Project. Retrieved 9 June 2018.


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