Frits Flinkevleugel

Frederik Arnoldus "Frits" Flinkevleugel (3 November 1939 – 10 April 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a right back.

Frits Flinkevleugel
Personal information
Full name Frederik Arnoldus Flinkevleugel[1]
Date of birth (1939-11-03)3 November 1939
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 80)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1972 DWS 319 (16)
1972–1977 FC Amsterdam 110 (4)
Total 429 (20)
International career
1964–1967 Netherlands 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Amsterdam, Flinkevleugel played for DWS and FC Amsterdam.[1] He won the Dutch championship in 1964 with DWS.[2]

He also earned 11 caps for the Dutch national team between 1964 and 1967.[1]

Later life and death

Flinkevleugel owned a cigar shop in Amsterdam.[2] He died of COVID-19 on 10 April 2020, aged 80.[2][3]

References

  1. "Frits Flinkevleugel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Oud-international Flinkevleugel, die met DWS historie schreef, overleden". nos.nl. 11 April 2020.
  3. Steven Kooijman (11 April 2020). "Voetbalwereld rouwt om Frits Flinkevleugel". De Telegraaf. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020.


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