Hermanus van Diermen

Hermanus "Manus" van Diermen (26 September 1895 – 14 October 1946) was a Dutch footballer who played as an inside left.

He played with VV Baarn, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and the Netherlands national team. His nickname was "Het Kanon" ('the cannon'). He had good technical movements, a very good overview and especially great left sided shots. In total, he played five matches for the national team between 1920 and 1921.

In September 1920 it was announced he would possibly move from Blauw-Wit to De Spartaan, but as of December 1922 he still played with Blauw-Wit. A knee injury plagued him and in 1923 he had to retire as a football player.

On 14 October 1946, Van Diermen died at the age of 51 in Baarn. In the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper of 15 October 1946, he was mentioned as a “by chance forgotten footballer”. On 18 October 1946 he was buried at the de Nieuwe Algemene Begraafplaats in Baarn. The financial situation of his family was so bad that on 31 October 1946, the Het Volk newspaper appealed to help them. Ultimately, a "Fonds Van Diermen" ('Van Diermen relief fund') was founded.