Rinus Terlouw

Marinus "Rinus" Terlouw (16 June 1922 – 17 December 1992), also known as "De Rots" ("The Rock"),[1] was a Dutch footballer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Rinus Terlouw
Rinus Terlouw in 1951
Personal information
Full name Marinus Terlouw
Date of birth (1922-06-16)16 June 1922
Place of birth Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Date of death 17 December 1992(1992-12-17) (aged 70)
Place of death Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1945 CVV Zwervers
1945–1948 DCV Krimpen
1948–1958 Sparta 248 (?)
National team
1948–1954 Netherlands 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

In his youth he played for CVV Zwervers in his hometown of Capelle aan den IJssel, where he first appeared in the first team at age 17. Afterwards, he played for DCV from Krimpen aan den IJssel, before finally moving to Sparta in 1948, where he ended him making 248 appearances. In addition, he gained 34 caps for the Netherlands national team. In 1958, he retired as a footballer and subsequently returned to DCV as a manager.

Famous is the kiss he received on 13 October 1957 from American actress Jayne Mansfield before the match at Het Kasteel between Sparta and VV DOS. The film star was invited to perform the kick-off. The players of the Rotterdam club were reportedly so impressed by the sultry kiss on Terlouw's mouth that Sparta lost 1–7.[3]

In the summer of 1965, he abruptly put an end to his activities in football. He dedicated the rest of his life to the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands, severing all contact with the sports world and sending back the distinctions related to his achievements in football to the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). He since became a deacon of this church.[4]

Terlouw died on 17 December 1992 at the age of 70, succumbing to Alzheimer's disease.[4]

Honours

Sparta

References
  1. "RINUS TERLOUW (1922-1992); "De Rots'". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 18 December 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rinus Terlouw Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Filmster Jayne Mansfield is 'terug' bij Sparta". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 2 October 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. Vogelaar, L. (9 June 2011). "Vernoemde topvoetballer werd diaken". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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