Epi Drost
.jpg) Drost, receiving the 1977 KNVB Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eimert Drost | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1995 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) |
Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Wageningen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | FC Wageningen | 80 | (41) |
| 1965–1966 | Heracles | 19 | (0) |
| 1966–1980 | FC Twente | 415 | (8) |
| 1980–1982 | DS'79 | 52 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | FC Twente | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 574 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1973 | Netherlands | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1989 | RBC | ||
| 1983–1984 | DS'79 | ||
| 1990–1995 | STEVO | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eimert "Epi" Drost (21 September 1945 – 27 May 1995) was a Dutch association football player and manager, best known for his time with FC Twente.
Club career
Drost was born in
He later played for DS '79, where he was joined by long-time Twente colleague Niels Overweg,[4] before returning to Twente for a final season in which he was injured and could not save the club from relegation.
International career
Drost made his debut for the
Managerial career
Drost coached
Personal life and death
Drost was a son of former HVC and Wageningen player Selis Drost.[1]
Drost died in May 1995 of a heart attack during a game with Holland's former internationals players in Rotterdam.[7] He was chosen Twente's player of the century by the club's supporters in 2000[8] and in 2009, a statue of Mister Twente Epi Drost was erected in FC Twente's stadium.[9]
References
- ^ a b Het levensverhaal van een kleurrijke lokale held - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ a b Epi Drost 1945 - 1995 - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ De bon-vivant en de fanaticus - Tubantia (in Dutch)
- ^ Nico De Vries overleed 25 jaar geleden, herinneringen aan een 'initiator' - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
- ^ Intl career stats - OnsOranje (KNVB)
- ^ Epi Drost + 27 mei 1995 Archived 29 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Stevo (in Dutch)
- ^ Ex-international Epi Drost (49) overleden - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ Rijvers en Drost meest populair - FC Twente (in Dutch)
- ^ Standbeeld voor Epi Drost - NU (in Dutch)
External links
- Epi Drost at National-Football-Teams.com
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