Erik Willaarts
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Woudenberg, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Woudenberg | |||
| VV Scherpenzeel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986-1987 | FC Utrecht | 28 | (25) |
| 1987-1988 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 11 | (2) |
| 1988-1990 | FC Utrecht | 43 | (17) |
| 1990-1992 | Dordrecht'90 | (7) | |
| 1992-1993 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erik Willaarts (born 25 August 1961 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch retired footballer.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career[edit]
Willaarts shot to fame when he scored a remarkable 25 goals for FC Utrecht in the 1986-87 Eredivisie season, after only having joined them from a sixth-tier amateur side at the start of that season. He finished runner-up to the great Marco van Basten in that season's top goalscorers list which earned him a move to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] He scored a club record 5 hattricks for Utrecht.[7]
He later played for Dordrecht’90 and SVV/Dordrecht’90[8] and Go Ahead Eagles but injuries cut short his career.
Personal life[edit]
Willaarts is an uncle of Ricky van Wolfswinkel,[9] who played for clubs in Portugal, France en England. After retiring is as a player, Willaarts became a kitchen salesman.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Willaarts van Bomber naar Absturz bij Gladbach goal.com
- ^ Hoe is het met...Erik Willaarts ? home.zonnet.nl (Archived)
- ^ Exact 50 jaar geleden ging Nederland stiekem van de Bundesliga houden nos.nl
- ^ Topschutter Erik Willaarts deed alles op intuïtie Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine exprofs.nl
- ^ Paspoort van Erik Willaarts Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine exprofs.nl
- ^ "Doelpuntenmachine Erik Willaarts blikt terug op gouden tijd: "Alles ging erin. Ik kon niet missen."". ESPN (in Dutch). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Bart Ramselaar produceert 32ste FC Utrecht-hattrick". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Historische spelers van FC Dordrecht & FC Utrecht". FC Dordrecht (in Dutch).
- ^ "Willaarts: dubbel gevoel bij transfer neef Van Wolfswinkel". Parool (in Dutch). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ 'Bij de eerste keukens die ik verkocht, was het alsof ik een doelpunt scoorde' Volkskrant.nl (Archived)
External links[edit]
- Eric Willaarts at FBref.com
- Eric Willaarts at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Eric Willaarts at WorldFootball.net
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