Martinus Bosselaar (January 16, 1936 – June 6, 2018) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.
Club career
Hailing from Crooswijk, Bosselaar started his career as an amateur with Sparta in 1953, making his debut against LONGA on 13 September 1953. He scored 9 goals in 29 games for them before leaving for eternal rivals Feyenoord.
Bosselaar became the head subject in the "Bosselaar-affair" in 1956: Bosselaar had left Sparta for Feyenoord in 1954 after a clash with the Sparta board but his contract had a clause saying that he could leave the Rotterdam-South club to rejoin Sparta for free at any time. Feyenoord however did not want to let him go and took Sparta to court. Eventually Feyenoord lost the case and Bosselaar left the club and returned to Sparta.
International career
Bosselaar played his first international match on October 16, 1955, in a 2–2 draw versus Belgium. In his second cap against Norway he netted two of his in total four international goals in a 3–0 win.
Personal life
He retired as a player aged 29, when his father passed away and Bosselaar had to take over his dad's grocery shop. He suffered from a heart attack in 2004. He died on June 6, 2018, at the age of 82.
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