Cliff van Blerk (30 December 1938 – 7 June 2018[2]) was an Australian football (soccer) player.[3] He is the father of former footballer Jason van Blerk; they were the third father-son combination to play for the Australian national football team.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford van Blerk | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia[1] | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2018 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1968 | APIA Leichhardt | ||
| 1969 | Western Suburbs | ||
| 1974 | Melita Eagles | ||
| 1975 | Riverstone | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1967 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Riverstone | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2009 | |||
References
edit- ^ "The memorial of Clifford Van Blerk (1938 - 2018) by Simplicity Funerals - Smithfield at HeavenAddress". www.heavenaddress.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Gatt, Ray. "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/NSW/1965/1965D1FS.html Oz Football
- ^ "Jason & Cliff van blerk". The Grassroots Football Project. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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