Dick Nanninga

Dick Nanninga
	Nanninga in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Dirk Jacobus Willem Nanninga
Date of birth	17 January 1949
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Date of death	21 July 2015 (aged 66)
Place of death	Maaseik, Belgium
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1974	Veendam
1974–1982	Roda JC
1982–1983	Seiko
1983–1986	MVV
Total
International career
1978–1981	Netherlands
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dirk Jacobus Willem "Dick" Nanninga (17 January 1949 – 21 July 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. At club level, he played for Dutch sides BV Veendam, Roda JC and MVV Maastricht. He also had a short spell with Hong Kong club Seiko. At international level, he represented the Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1980.

Career

Nanninga earned 15 caps and scored 6 goals for the Netherlands national football team.^[1] In the 1978 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina in Buenos Aires, he scored the equalizing goal in normal time, but Argentina went on to win 3–1 in extra time.

In the same World Cup, Nanninga became the first substitute player to be sent off, 7 minutes after coming on against West Germany. He and Bernd Hölzenbein clashed as the Dutch took a free kick and Nanninga was shown the yellow card. He was then reported to have laughed at the referee's decision. Confusion reigned, as he was ordered off.

He is Roda JC's all time topscorer having scored 107 goals in 225 matches for the Kerkrade-based club.

Health issues and death

In 2012, Nanninga went into a coma and only regained consciousness five months later. Due to diabetes his left lower leg had to be amputated.^[2] In 2014 his right lower leg also had to be amputated.^[3] His death was announced on 21 July 2015.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1978	7	3
	1979	2	2
	1980	5	0
	1981	1	1
Total		15	6

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanninga goal.

List of international goals scored by Dick Nanninga^[4]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 April 1978	Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis, Tunesia	Tunisia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	5 April 1978	Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis, Tunesia	Tunisia	3–0	4–0	Friendly
3	25 June 1978	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	1–1	1–3	1978 FIFA World Cup final
4	5 September 1979	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1980 qualification
5	5 September 1979	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	4–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1980 qualification
6	22 February 1981	Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen, Netherlands	Cyprus	3–0	3–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification