About Harry Heijnen
Lived 1940 – 2015 (aged 74). Harry Heijnen was a Dutch association football player.
Harry Heijnen (17 October 194018 March 2015) was a Dutch football player.
Club career Nicknamed Mandje, Heijnen made his debut on 23 August 1959 for hometown club FC VVV with whom he won the Dutch Cup in 1959 and left them in 1962 for a lengthy spell at ADO. He was one of the ADO players to enjoy a 3-month spell in the USA as the Golden Gate Gales, alongside Dick Advocaat among others.
In 1969, he moved to MVV for 50,000 Dutch guilders before returning to VVV to finish his career at the club he started.
International career Heijnen earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a September 1966 friendly match against Austria.
Retirement and death After retiring as a player, Heijnen coached several amateur sides and ran a pub in Venlo.
He died on 18 March 2015 of esophageal cancer.
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Who was Harry Heijnen?
Dutch football player (1940-2015)
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Harry Heijnen was born on 17 October 1940 in Venlo.
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Harry Heijnen died on 18 March 2015 in Venlo.
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Harry Heijnen was an association football player.
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Harry Heijnen was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harry Heijnen. https://biography.guide/harry-heijnen/
MLA: "Harry Heijnen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harry-heijnen/.
Chicago: "Harry Heijnen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/harry-heijnen/.
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