Humphrey Mijnals

Humphrey August Mijnals (21 December 1930 – 27 July 2019)[1] was a footballer who played international football for both the Netherlands and Suriname.[2]

Humphrey Mijnals
Personal information
Full name Humphrey August Mijnals
Date of birth (1930-12-21)21 December 1930
Place of birth Moengo, Surinam
Date of death 27 July 2019(2019-07-27) (aged 88)
Place of death Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Gompers
Remo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1955 SV Robinhood
1955–1956 América Futebol Clube (PE)
1956 SV Robinhood
1956–1961 USV Elinkwijk
1962–1964 DOS Utrecht
1964–1966 SC 't Gooi
National team
1960 Netherlands 3 (0)
Suriname 45 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Mijnals began his career with the Surinamese football club S.V. Robinhood in the 1950s, where he was one of the stars of the team and won four national titles.[3] Then he played for six months for América Futebol Clube (PE) in Brazil. After this he returned to Suriname. Following his transfer in 1956 to Utrecht club USV Elinkwijk, he received a signing-on fee of $15,000 while his club received a transfer fee of 3000 guilders. The club contracted four more Surinamese footballers; his brother Frank Mijnals, Erwin Sparendam, Michel Kruin and Charly Marbach, collectively known as the "five-leaf clover". He was then transferred to VV DOS, remaining in Utrecht.

He debuted in the Dutch national football team on 3 April 1960 in a home match against Bulgaria. Mijnals, nicknamed Minna, is best known for clearing a Bulgarian attempt on goal with an overhead kick.[4]

In total, Mijnals played just three matches for the Netherlands, including a match against Suriname, because he came into conflict with the KNVB. The conflict arose after a training trip to South and Central America; he complained about the game and selection policy to a journalist, which resulted in him being placed on the list of unwanted players by the association.

Then he played 45 times in the Suriname national football team. In 1999, he was elected Surinamese footballer of the century. On 24 August 2008, Mijnals also received Sports Medal of the city of Utrecht.[5]

References
  1. https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/surinaams-icoon-en-pionier-humphrey-mijnals-88-overleden~a5699ba7/
  2. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. "69 años de SV Robinhood: "Sin lucha, no hay corona"". Surinam Fútbol. 25 January 2014.
  4. "De-omhaal-van-Humphrey-Mijnals". Geschiedenis 24. 2001.
  5. "Het debuut van Humphrey Mijnals". Olympisch Stadion. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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