Hans Posthumus

Hans Posthumus (10 March 1947 – 15 February 2016) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Hans Posthumus

Posthumus in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Posthumus
Date of birth	(1947-03-10)10 March 1947
Place of birth	Harderwijk, Netherlands
Date of death	15 February 2016(2016-02-15) (aged 68)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	VVOG
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1969	VVOG
1969–1970	Wageningen
1970–1972	Feyenoord
1972–1974	Mechelen
1974–1976	Lierse
1976–1978	NEC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Harderwijk, he played for VVOG, Wageningen, Feyenoord, Mechelen, Lierse and NEC.^[2] While with Lierse, he was the top-scorer in the Belgian Pro League during the 1975–76 season.^[3] He retired from professional football in October 1978, at the age of 31, due to back pain.^[3]

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1970–71^[4]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1975–76 (26 goals)^[5]