Erik Willaarts

Erik Willaarts (born 25 August 1961 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch retired footballer.

Career
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. He scored a club record 5 hattricks for Utrecht.

He later played for Dordrecht’90 and SVV/Dordrecht’90 and Go Ahead Eagles but injuries cut short his career.

Personal life
Willaarts is an uncle of Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who played for clubs in Portugal, France en England. After retiring is as a player, Willaarts became a kitchen salesman.