![]() Erwin Sparendam in 1968 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 November 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Paramaribo, Surinam | ||
Date of death | 20 September 2014 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | De Meern, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Robinhood | |||
1957 | USV Elinkwijk | ||
1957–1958 | Blauw-Wit | 33 | (10) |
1959–1961 | USV Elinkwijk | 55 | (7) |
1961–1969 | Blauw-Wit | 67 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erwin Sparendam (14 November 1934 – 20 September 2014) was a Surinamese professional footballer who played as a right back.
Sparendam moved from Robinhood to Dutch club USV Elinkwijk in January 1957.[1] He was one of five Surinamese players to join the club at that time, the others being Humphrey Mijnals, Frank Mijnals, Michel Kruin, and Charley Marbach.[1] The group was known as the 'Five Elements' and 'The Five-Leaf Clover' and were among the first Surinamese footballers to play in the Netherlands.[2] Sparendam stated he was not subjected to racism during his playing days, though he did experienced racism in the Netherlands as he grew older.[3] Sparendam also played for Blauw-Wit.[4]
He appeared for Suriname in a friendly match versus the Netherlands in 1960.[5]
After retiring as a player Sparendam became a coach, and managed a number of amateur club sides including Eminent Boys, Faja Lobi and DVSA.[3][6]