André Wasiman (born 11 April 1962) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wasiman was a product of the

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youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 1980. He made his debut as a starter under manager

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in a 2–1 loss in the

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on 30 August 1980. He scored his first professional goal on 23 November 1980, equalizing against

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in a 1–1 away draw at

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. In 1990, Wasiman moved to

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in the second-tier

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, scoring a

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in one of his first games against his former club Excelsior in a 4–1 win for Eindhoven. Wasiman joined

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in 1992, where he enjoyed the most success in his career. In

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, Volendam reached the final of the

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for the second time in their history, facing

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. Volendam lost the match 2–1 after conceding goals by Gaston Taument and Michael Obiku, as Wasiman scored the sole goal for the club. Between 1995 and 1997, Wasiman played in the Eerste Divisie for Dordrecht '90 before retiring from football.

After football

Wasiman remained involved in the football world after his retirement, becoming a

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. He has most famously represented

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, before being dismissed during the latter's transfer to

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. Instead Drenthe hired

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, whom he deemed more experienced.

Personal life

Wasiman's younger brother,

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, was also a professional footballer who played for Excelsior and Feyenoord. Wasiman was part of the ''Colourful 11'' (in Dutch ''Kleurrijk Elftal''), a group of Surinamese men's footballers playing professionally in the Netherlands and organized as an exhibition team by

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social worker Sonny Hasnoe who worked with underprivileged children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in

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. Because Wasiman had club duties with Excelsior, he missed

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which crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasiman, Andre 1962 births Living people Footballers from Paramaribo Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football midfielders Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players FC Volendam players FC Dordrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch football agents 20th-century Dutch sportsmen