Marinus "Rinus" Terlouw (16 June 1922 – 17 December 1992), also known as ''"De Rots"'' ("The Rock"), was a Dutch

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. He competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

Career

In his youth he played for CVV Zwervers in his hometown of

Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle aan den IJssel ( ; ) is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of , of which is water. It is situated on the eastern edge o ...

, where he first appeared in the first team at age 17. Afterwards, he played for DCV from

Krimpen aan den IJssel Krimpen aan den IJssel () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. History Krimpen is first mentioned in a docum ...

, before finally moving to

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in 1948, where he ended him making 248 appearances. In addition, he gained 34 caps for the Netherlands national team. In 1958, he retired as a footballer and subsequently returned to DCV as a manager. Famous is the kiss he received on 13 October 1957 from American actress

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before the match at

Het Kasteel The Sparta Stadion, nicknamed Het Kasteel (; "The Castle"), is a football stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is the home ground of Sparta Rotterdam. It has a capacity of 11,026. History and layout The stadium is located in the neighbourhood o ...

between Sparta and

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. The film star was invited to perform the kick-off. The players of the Rotterdam club were reportedly so impressed by the sultry kiss on Terlouw's mouth that Sparta lost 1–7. In the summer of 1965, he abruptly put an end to his activities in football. He dedicated the rest of his life to the

Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands The Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerden Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN) is a pietistic Reformed church, Reformed church located mainly in the Netherlands, along with five congregations in North America an ...

, severing all contact with the sports world and sending back the distinctions related to his achievements in football to the

Royal Dutch Football Association The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues ( Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and w ...

(KNVB). He since became a deacon of this church. Terlouw died on 17 December 1992 at the age of 70, succumbing to

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Honours

Sparta *

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: 1957–58

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Terlouw, Rinus 1922 births 1992 deaths Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Capelle aan den IJssel Men's association football defenders Sparta Rotterdam players Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church Deaths from dementia in the Netherlands Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the Netherlands Footballers from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen