John Sleeuwenhoek

John Sleeuwenhoek
Personal information
Full name	John Cornelius Sleeuwenhoek
Date of birth	26 February 1944
Place of birth	Wednesfield, England
Date of death	20 June 1989 (aged 45)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Centre half
Youth career
1959–1961	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1967	Aston Villa
1967–1971	Birmingham City
1971	→ Torquay United (loan)
1971–1972	Oldham Athletic
International career
1962–1963	England U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Cornelius Sleeuwenhoek (26 February 1944 – 20 July 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half. He made 269 appearances in the Football League, mainly for Aston Villa, and was capped twice for England U23.

Sleeuwenhoek was born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, the son of a Dutch paratrooper.^[2] He started his football career as a junior with Aston Villa, turning professional in 1961, and played regularly for the club for six seasons.^[2] While at the club he won two caps for England at under-23 level,^[3] and also played for a representative Football League XI.^[1] He then moved to Birmingham City, but recurrent knee problems dogged his later career. After spells at Torquay United and Oldham Athletic he retired from professional football at the early age of 28.^[2]

He was affectionately known as 'Tulip' due to his Dutch roots.^[2]

He died in Birmingham in July 1989, aged 45.^[1]

References

Club statistics

"John Sleeuwenhoek". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

Specific

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "John Sleeuwenhoek". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results– Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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[Hugman-1] "John Sleeuwenhoek". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[Matthews-2] Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

[3] Courtney, Barrie (27 March 2004). "England – U-23 International Results– Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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