Nico Rijnders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nico Rijnders

Dutch footballer

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1947

Place of Birth: Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1976

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Reinier Johannes Maria "Nico" Rijnders (30 July 1947 – 16 March 1976) was a Dutch footballer who played for NAC Breda and Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victory in 1971.
He earned 8 caps for the Netherlands national football team.
He collapsed on 12 November 1972 while playing for Club Brugge against RFC Liège and was clinically dead when he was transported off the pitch, he was successfully reanimated by the club doctor but the incident ended Rijnders' playing career.
His health condition was never fully recovered and he died three years later, aged 28.