Jan Louwers (3 July 1930 – 1 November 2012) was a Dutch professional footballer and millionaire businessman.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 July 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 1 November 2012 | (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
editLouwers 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
edit- ^ a b "Eindhovens voetbalicoon Jan Louwers (82) overleden" (in Dutch). ed.nl. 1 November 2012.
- ^ "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.