Andro Knel
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andro Charles Willem Knel | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 7 June 1989 | (aged 21)||
Place of death | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
HMSH, DWO, ADO and FC Den Haag | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | Sparta Rotterdam | 44 | (1) |
1989–1989 | NAC Breda | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andro Charles Willem Knel (8 October 1967 – 7 June 1989) was a Dutch
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In the winter break of the 1988–89 season NAC Breda manager Hans Verèl brought Knel to NAC for whom the club paid 185,000 guilders (about €84,000). Also at NAC he soon became a fan favourite and stole many of their hearts. Not just with his performances on the pitch, but also with personality off the pitch.
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Hundreds of fans of both NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam came together in memorial of Knel. A temporary Knel monument was revealed and the numbers of supporters visiting the monument proved his popularity. Due to the sad moments of Knel's death a special relationship between fans of both teams was created. Ten years after the disaster both clubs released a combined edition of their fanzine in memorial of Knel. The fans also introduced the Andro Knel Trophy, which is held every time the clubs play each other competitively in the Dutch leagues. Prior to the match the fans play against each other to decide which team wins that year's Andro Knel Trophy.
References
- Official website Archived 2007-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Knel in De Rat Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Crash report
- Iwan Tol: Eindbesteming Zanderij; het vergeten verhaal van het Kleurrijk Elftal (ISBN 9020403664) (in Dutch)