Ivanildo Rozenblad


Ivanildo Rozenblad was a Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for S.V. Robinhood and the Suriname national team.

Career

Playing for S.V. Robinhood, he scored 20 league goals in the 2016–17 season and 22 goals in 2017–18. The latter season he helped win the double, having also been cup champion in 2016.
Rozenblad came to prominence during the 2016 match against Guyana. The game was deadlocked 1–1. During the 30 minutes extra time, Rozenblad managed to secure a decisive victory.

Death

The career of Rozenblad started promising. Henk Fraser, trainer of Sparta Rotterdam, disclosed in an interview that Rozenblad was one of the two players he wanted to see in action during his visit to Suriname. Rozenblad had to stop playing football due to heart disease. On 12 May 2021, it was confirmed that he had died while playing football in Coronie. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2016André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname3–13–22017 Caribbean Cup qualification
24 January 2017Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago2–12–12017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification