Wim Roosen (31 July 1918 – 19 November 1986) was a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played in six matches for the

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from 1946 to 1947. He scored one goal with a header, in a match against Belgium in

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. Roosen is the great-grandfather of Sven Roosen, the Dutch athlete who achieved a national record at his Olympic debut, during the 2024 Olympic Decathlon in Paris.

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* 1918 births 1986 deaths Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Place of birth missing Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub