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Dutch footballer

Erik Willaarts
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-08-25) 25 August 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Woudenberg, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
VV Woudenberg
VV Scherpenzeel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986-1987 FC Utrecht 28 (25)
1987-1988 Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 (2)
1988-1990 FC Utrecht 43 (17)
1990-1992 Dordrecht'90 (7)
1992-1993 Go Ahead Eagles 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Willaarts (born 25 August 1961 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch retired footballer.

Career

Willaarts shot to fame when he scored a remarkable 25 goals for FC Utrecht in the 1986-87 Eredivisie season, after only having joined them from a sixth-tier amateur side at the start of that season. He finished runner-up to the great Marco van Basten in that season's top goalscorers list which earned him a move to German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. He scored a club record 5 hattricks for Utrecht.

He later played for Dordrecht’90 and SVV/Dordrecht’90 and Go Ahead Eagles but injuries cut short his career.

Personal life

Willaarts is an uncle of Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who played for clubs in Portugal, France en England. After retiring is as a player, Willaarts became a kitchen salesman.

References

  1. Willaarts van Bomber naar Absturz bij Gladbach goal.com
  2. Hoe is het met...Erik Willaarts ? home.zonnet.nl (Archived)
  3. Exact 50 jaar geleden ging Nederland stiekem van de Bundesliga houden nos.nl
  4. Topschutter Erik Willaarts deed alles op intuïtie Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine exprofs.nl
  5. Paspoort van Erik Willaarts Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine exprofs.nl
  6. "Doelpuntenmachine Erik Willaarts blikt terug op gouden tijd: "Alles ging erin. Ik kon niet missen."". ESPN (in Dutch). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. "Bart Ramselaar produceert 32ste FC Utrecht-hattrick". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 1 November 2021.
  8. "Historische spelers van FC Dordrecht & FC Utrecht". FC Dordrecht (in Dutch).
  9. "Willaarts: dubbel gevoel bij transfer neef Van Wolfswinkel". Parool (in Dutch). 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. 'Bij de eerste keukens die ik verkocht, was het alsof ik een doelpunt scoorde' Volkskrant.nl (Archived)

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