Erwin Sparendam

Erwin Sparendam
	Erwin Sparendam in 1968
Personal information
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
	Robinhood
1957	USV Elinkwijk
1957–1958	Blauw-Wit
1959–1961	USV Elinkwijk
1961–1969	Blauw-Wit
	*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.

Career

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Afscheid van Erwin Sparendam" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ "Erwin Sparendam overladen" (in Dutch). Rondom Voetbal. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Bart Jungmann (21 October 1995). "'Negeren heeft geen zin'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ "Wedstrijdverslag". Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
^ "Oud hoofdtrainer DVSA, Erwin Sparendam, overleden" (in Dutch). DVSA. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.