John Taihuttu
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 November 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Venlo, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 17 January 2016 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
VCH | |||
SV Blerick | |||
–1972 | Quick Boys '31 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1986 | FC VVV | 115 | (36) |
1985 | → Fortuna SC (loan) | 6 | (0) |
Total | 121 | (36) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Taihuttu (18 November 1954 – 17 January 2016) was a Dutch professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]A pacy winger, Taihuttu spent his professional football career at FC VVV, except for a half season loan spell at Fortuna Sittard in 1985.[1] Dutch football commentator Theo Koomen famously nicknamed him Winnetou after a speedy run by the long haired forward resembled him of the historic Indian chief.[1]
By the time of his death, Taihuttu was 19th on VVV's all-time top goalscorers list with 36.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]His younger brother Jerry Taihuttu and his son Gino also played professionally.
Taihuttu later became youth coach at Fortuna and coached SV Blerick until his death.[3] He died of cancer in January 2016.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Oud-speler en jeugdtrainer John Taihuttu overleden Archived 30 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch)
- ^ Topscorerslijst aller tijden Archived 11 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine - VVV Venlo
- ^ John Taihuttu overleden - SV Blerick (in Dutch)
- ^ VVV-icoon John Taihuttu (61) overleden - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from Venlo
- Dutch people of Moluccan descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Sportspeople of Indonesian descent
- VVV-Venlo players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch football forward stubs