Jan Louwers (3 July 1930 – 1 November 2012) was a Dutch professional footballer and millionaire businessman.

Jan Louwers
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-07-03)3 July 1930
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Date of death 1 November 2012(2012-11-01) (aged 82)
Place of death Eindhoven, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1960 FC Eindhoven
1960–1963 PSV
1963–1966 Roda JC
1966–1967 FC Eindhoven
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Louwers played football for FC Eindhoven, PSV and Roda JC.[1] The Jan Louwers Stadion is named after him.[1]

After retiring in 1967 he became a wholesaler; in 1988 his company had a turnover of €80 million.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eindhovens voetbalicoon Jan Louwers (82) overleden" (in Dutch). ed.nl. 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Jan Louwers, voetballer, ondernemer, miljoenair" (in Dutch). eindhoven-in-beeld.nl. 28 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.