Hendrikus ("Henk") Johannes Bosveld (10 July 1941 – 6 August 1998) was a Dutch

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midfielder, who was

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d ''Charly'' after

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due to a similar style of walking.

Club career

Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century. He also played for

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and

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and retired from professional football on 12 June 1979.

International career

Bosveld made his debut for the

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in an October 1962

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against

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. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against

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Death and legacy

He died in 1998 in

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from a

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, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.Charly Bosveld krijgt tribune bij Vitesse in GelreDome
- Gelderlander

References

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- Vitesse

- NOS 1941 births 1998 deaths Sportspeople from Rheden Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Eredivisie players Sportclub Enschede players Sparta Rotterdam players SBV Vitesse players Dutch football managers SBV Vitesse managers Footballers from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub