John Veldman

John Fitzgerald Veldman is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Veldman spent his entire career in the Eredivisie, playing 297 matches from 1986 to 2001. He began his professional career at PSV Eindhoven, then moved on to Willem [II (football club)|Willem II], Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, Vitesse and RBC Roosendaal. While at Sparta, he started in various defensive positions and helped the club reach the final of the KNVB Cup in 1996.
Veldman earned a single cap for the Netherlands [national football team|Netherlands national team], which came on 24 April 1996 in a 1–0 loss to Germany. He was included in the Euro 1996 squads#Netherlands|Dutch squad] for 1996 [UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1996] but did not make an appearance.
His brother, Elfried Veldman, died in the crash of Surinam Airways [Flight 764].