Gerard Schuurman

Gerard Schuurman

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-10-20)20 October 1940
Place of birth	Geldermalsen, Netherlands
Date of death	28 December 2022(2022-12-28) (aged 82)
Place of death	Rosmalen, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1961	GVV [nl]
1961–1965	BVV [nl]
1965–1974	FC Den Bosch	161
	OJC Rosmalen
	OVH [nl]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gerard Schuurman (20 October 1940 – 28 December 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. He played with FC Den Bosch in the Eredivisie where he became in 1972 the first person to receive a red card after its introduction.^[1][2]

Biography

Schuurman was born in 1940 in Geldermalsen. He played football in Geldermalsen with GVV [nl]. He became a professional football player in 1961 when he signed a contract with BVV [nl]. From 1965 he played seven seasons with FC Den Bosch. In this period he played for the team 161 matches in the Eerste Divisie and Eredivisie. Schuurman was known as a rough defender. In 1971, due to kicking in a match against Volendam, he was suspended for two games and fined.^[3] On 16 September 1972, Schuurman became the first footballer who received a red card in the Eredivisie, after the introcudtion of red cards.^[4][5] That happened in a match against PSV Eindhoven in Eindhoven. After he left FC Den Bosch in 1974 he still played with OJC Rosmalen and OVH [nl] in Den Bosch. He had to end his football career after he broke his leg in a match.^[1]

Schuurman died in his hometown Rosmalen on 28 December 2022, at the age of 82.^[1][6][7]

References

1. "Voormalig FC Den Bosch-voetballer Gerard Schuurman, eerste speler die rood kreeg in de eredivisie, op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. "Gerard Schuurman". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. "Schuurman twee duels geschorst". Trouw (in Dutch). 31 December 1971. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Delpher.
4. "Er Uit". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 18 September 1972. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Delpher.
5. "Den Bosch op rood". De Tijd (in Dutch). 16 September 1972. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Delpher.
6. "Eerste speler ooit die rode kaart kreeg in de eredivisie overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
7. "Gerard Schuurman pakte de eerste kaart óóit in de Eredivisie, nu is hij overleden". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.