Tonny van Ede (22 December 192417 February 2011) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Van Ede was a product of the Sparta Rotterdam youth system, joining the club at 11 and making his senior debut in 1947. During the Second World War he was sent to work in Germany but fled to England, where he became a member of the Princess Irene Brigade. He won the 1959 Dutch league title with Sparta and in the next season was part of the first Dutch football team that made it to the European Cup quarter finals. He scored the only goal in an away win at Rangers but Sparta was eliminated on away goals, having lost the home leg 2-3.

Tonny van Ede

In 1962 he won the KNVB Cup with Sparta.

Tonny van Ede

International career

Van Ede also played for the Netherlands in friendly matches against Belgium and Norway in April and September 1953.

Tonny van Ede

Retirement

After retiring, van Ede was named honorary member of Sparta and in 2010 the main stand at the Sparta stadium was named after him.

He died on 17 February 2011 at the age of 86.

References

External links

Bio - Sparta Rotterdam

Bio - In the Mood

Dutch league stats - Voetbal International

1924 births

2011 deaths

Footballers from Rotterdam

Men's association football wingers

Dutch men's footballers

Netherlands men's international footballers

Sparta Rotterdam players

Eredivisie players