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Hans Boskamp

Hans Boskamp

Dutch footballer and actor


Hans Boskamp, born Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hölscher, (7 May 1932 – 21 March 2011) was a Dutch footballer and actor.

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Football career

Club

Rotterdam-born Hölscher moved with his family to Amsterdam at 10 years of age and joined Ajax under his father's stage name Boskamp.[1] He played his first match for the club on 26 March 1950 and his final one on 27 May 1954.[2] He then became a professional with BVC Amsterdam and played his final seasons for DWS.[3]

International

Boskamp made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1952 friendly match against Denmark and earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1954 friendly match against Switzerland.[4]

Entertainment career

After retiring as a footballer, Boskamp worked at the Amsterdam stock exchange and later became a singer and actor.[5] He also worked for the Bovema record company and accompanied several big-name artists, among them John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their Bed-In in the Hilton Amsterdam.[6] He also provided the Dutch dub of Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch.

Later life and death

Boskamp died of a stroke on 21 March 2011, at the age of 78.[7]


References

  1. Hans Boskamp - Koninklijke HFC (in Dutch)
  2. "Voormalig international Hans Boskamp (78) overleden" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  3. National team stats - Voetbalstats
  4. "Ajax staat stil bij overlijden Boskamp". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.



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