Hendrik "Henk" Weerink (2 July 1936 – 13 March 2014) was a
Dutch
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association football
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referee
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. He refereed between 1967 and 1983 for more than 450 matches in
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and international matches. He was born in
Coevorden
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,
Drenthe
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.
Weerink died on 13 March 2014 in his hometown of Coevorden.
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Henk Weerink a
World Referee
1936 births
2014 deaths
Dutch football referees
People from Coevorden
Sportspeople from Drenthe
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