Dick van Alphen

Dick van Alphen (18 September 1938 – 21 May 2009) was an Australian soccer player.[1]

Dick van Alphen
Personal information
Date of birth 18 September 1938
Place of birth Netherlands
Date of death 21 May 2009(2009-05-21) (aged 70)
Place of death Hervey Bay, Australia
Youth career
De Volewijckers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 De Volewijckers 23 (9)
1961–1965 Ringwood Wilhelmina
1966–1969 Melbourne Hakoah
1974 Caulfield City
International career
1967–1968 Australia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2009

Club career

Van Alphen played for the Amsterdam team De Volewijckers in his native Holland before he emigrated to Australia in 1960.[2][3] He played for Ringwood Wilhelmina, Melbourne Hakoah and Caulfield City.[4]

International career

Van Alphen made his debut for Australia against New Zealand in 1967 and earned a total of 9 caps for the Socceroos.[5]

References
  1. "Australian Player Database - VA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  2. Dutch Soccer Star Says He Feels Like a Criminal, The Age, 19 June 1963
  3. Van Alphen in picture of De Volewijckers team in 1958 (standing second from left)
  4. FFA pay tribute to late former Socceroo Dick Van Alphen - Tribal Football
  5. Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via OzFootball.
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