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Wim Roosen

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Wim Roosen
Roosen in 1956
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-07-31)31 July 1918
Date of death 19 November 1986(1986-11-19) (aged 68)
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Netherlands 6 (1)

Wim Roosen (31 July 1918 – 19 November 1986) was a Dutch footballer.[1] He played in six matches for the Netherlands national football team from 1946 to 1947.[2] He scored one goal with a header, in a match against Belgium in Antwerp.[3]

Roosen is the great-grandfather of Sven Roosen, the Dutch athlete who achieved a national record at his Olympic debut, during the 2024 Olympic Decathlon in Paris.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wim Roosen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Wim Roosen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Nederland wist ook te Antwerpen met 2-1 te winnen". Franeker Courant (in Dutch). 7 May 1947 – via Delpher.nl. The Dutch team won again, at Antwerp, with 2-1
  4. ^ Leon Voskamp (22 May 2024). "Van spikes uit de bak 'gevonden voorwerpen' naar de Olympische Spelen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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