Jan Louwers (3 July 1930 – 1 November 2012) was a Dutch professional

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and millionaire businessman.

Career

Louwers played football for

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is named after him. After retiring in 1967 he became a wholesaler; in 1988 his company had a turnover of €80 million.

References

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