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Elfried Veldman

Full name	Elfried Romeo Veldman
Date of birth	June 5, 1966
Place of birth
Date of death	June 7, 1989 (aged 23)
Place of death	Zanderij Airport, Paramaribo, Suriname
Playing position	Right Winger
Youth clubs
	AFC Ajax
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1989	De Graafschap	27 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an Airport located in the town of Zanderij, Paramaribo (nickname Par′bo) is the Capital and largest City of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. * Appearances (Goals)

Elfried Romeo Veldman (born June 5, 1966 - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Paramaribo (nickname Par′bo) is the Capital and largest City of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered During his career he served De Graafschap. De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. He died two days after his 23rd birthday, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Paramaribo (nickname Par′bo) is the Capital and largest City of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the He was the older brother of retired footballer and Dutch International John Veldman. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association John Fitzgerald Veldman (born February 24, 1968 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a former Dutch football player in the defender role

Veldman played in the youth squads of AFC Ajax as a right winger and was praised for his pace. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Unfortunately for him he was unable to sign a professional contract at the club because of his lack in technique. He made the switch to De Graafschap, where he made his professional debut and played 27 matches. De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands.

He was invited by Sonny Hasnoe, the founder of the Colourful 11 to be part of the team and travel to Suriname to play in the "Boxel Kleurrijk Tournament" with three Surinamese teams. Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International The Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 on-board, including Veldman, making it the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname's history. Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an Airport located in the town of Zanderij, Among the dead were a total of 15 members of the Colourful 11, only three of them survived.

Colourful 11 squad

Surinam Airways Flight PY764

Deaths: Degenaar • Doesburg • Van Dorpel • Fräser • Goodings • J. Haatrecht • Joemankhan • Knel • Kogeldans • Linger • Patrick • Scharmin • Veldman • Vijent • Manager: Stienstra • Survivors: De Haan • Lens • Nandlal

References

Profile at PlayerHistory.com
Veldman at AndroKnel.nl (Dutch)
Crash report
Iwan Tol: Eindbesteming Zanderij; het vergeten verhaal van het Kleurrijk Elftal (ISBN 9020403664) (Dutch)

Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Ruud "Rudy" Degenaar (born August 21, 1963 - died June 7, 1989 near Zanderij Airport) was a Dutch - Suriname Lloyd Doesburg (born April 29, 1960 - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname football Steven ("Steve" van Dorpel (born December 13, 1965 in Amsterdam - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was Wendel Fräser (born June 2, 1967 in Paramaribo - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname Frits Goodings ( 10 October 1963 - 7 June 1989, Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer. Jerry Haatrecht ( 22 September 1960 - 7 June 1989 Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer. Virgall Joemankhan (born November 17, 1968 - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname Andro Charles Willem Knel ( October 8, 1967 in Rotterdam – June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Ruben Kogeldans (born January 4, 1967 - died June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer Ortwin Linger (born September 17, 1967 in Paramaribo - died June 10, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Frederik Arnold ("Fred" Patrick (July 25 1965 in Paramaribo – June 7 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer Andy Scharmin ( November 29, 1967 – June 7, 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer Florian Vijent (November 28 1961 – June 7 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname football goalkeeper Nick Stienstra ( 24 December 1954 - 7 June 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch - Suriname footballer Radjin de Haan (born August 12, 1969) is a retired Dutch - Suriname footballer and currently is a football manager Sigi Lens (born October 26, 1963) is a retired Dutch - Suriname footballer and currently is a football player's agent Radjindernath "Edu" Nandlal (born 1963 or 1964 in Paramaribo) is a retired Dutch - Suriname footballer.

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