Hans Boskamp, born Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hölscher, (7 May 1932 – 21 March 2011) was a Dutch footballer and actor.
Football career Club Rotterdam-born Hölscher moved with his family to Amsterdam at 10 years of age and joined Ajax under his father's stage name Boskamp.Hans Boskamp - Koninklijke HFC He played his first match for the club on 26 March 1950 and his final one on 27 May 1954.Oud-Ajacied Hans Boskamp overleden - Ajaxlife He then became a professional with BVC Amsterdam and played his final seasons for DWS.
International Boskamp made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1952 friendly match against Denmark and earned a total of four caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1954 friendly match against Switzerland.National team stats - Voetbalstats
Entertainment career After retiring as a footballer, Boskamp worked at the Amsterdam stock exchange and later became a singer and actor. He also worked for the Bovema record company and accompanied several big-name artists, among them John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their Bed-In in the Hilton Amsterdam.Allesdoener Hans Boskamp had veel talenten - AD He also provided the Dutch dub of Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch.
Later life and death Boskamp died of a stroke on 21 March 2011, at the age of 78.
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