Henk Bosveld

Hendrikus Johannes Bosveld was a Dutch football midfielder, who was nicknamed Charly after Charles Chaplin due to a similar style of walking.

Club career

Born in Velp, he started playing football at local side VVO and was named best player of Vitesse in the twentieth century. He also played for Sportclub Enschede and Sparta and retired from professional football on 12 June 1979.

International career

Bosveld made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1962 friendly match against Belgium. He won his second and final cap in an April 1964 friendly against Austria.

Death and legacy

He died in 1998 in Arnhem from a myocardial infarction, aged 57. The East Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.