Steve van Dorpel
Stephen Ceciel "Steve" van Dorpel ( born December 13, 1965 in Amsterdam, † June 7, 1989 at Zanderij, Suriname ) was a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent. He died with the other players Kleurrijk Elftal, a selection of players with Surinamese roots, in the crash of SLM - flight PY -764 on June 7, 1989 Johan Adolf Pengel near the International Airport.
Biography
Van Dorpel was born the son of Surinamese immigrants in Amsterdam. His biological father, with whom he had little contact, had been goalie Surinamese record champions SV Robinhood. Steve van Dorpel grew up in Amsterdam's Bijlmer, an early 1970s with numerous high-rise buildings designed residential area, where after the independence of Suriname many emigrants from the former colony found apartment. This background gave it the nickname de parel van Bijlmer ( " the pearl of Bijlmer " ) a.
In the season 1986/87 van Dorpel played at FC Volendam in the Eerste Divisie, where the striker contributed with four goals in eleven games for the second division championship and promotion. He caused a sensation when he met in a 4-2 victory in the first round of the KNVB Cup at sc Heerenveen alone three times. After the climb, he came in the following season, first in eight games for the Volendam for use and was subsequently loaned to DS'79 of Dordrecht, where he completed eight more games in the Eredivisie and scored one goal. In the 1988/89 Eredivisie season he was twelve -goal leading scorer of FC Volendam. Overall, he scored 22 goals for the Dutch North. His partner and best friend in the storm was the later national player Wim Jonk.
In addition to his professional career, van Dorpel dedicated for kleurrijke Elftal Racing Club Heemstede coach Nick Stienstra, who had played as van Dorpels father at SV Robin Hood. In this eleven professionals and semi- professionals with surinamischem background from the Dutch leagues were active, including National Player Hennie Meijer and Ajax goalkeeper Stanley Menzo. At the end of the 1988/89 season with Roda JC van Dorpel was in negotiations over a possible change. But before agreement has been reached, Stienstra summoned the 23 -year-olds on a journey of his national team to Suriname. When landing, the aircraft crashed. Van Dorpel and 13 other players in the "Colors Merry Elf " were among the 176 victims of the accident flight. On June 16, 1989 Steve van Dorpel was buried in the cemetery De Nieuwe Ooster in Amsterdam. His grave is modeled on a soccer field with a ball on the kick-off circle.
Steve van Dorpel was an uncle of professional football players Kevin Bobson and Etiënne Esajas. As the family Esajas, who came from his mother, several successful football player had in their ranks, van Dorpel wore with the idea to rename itself Steve Esajas.
Memory
In memory of Steve van Dorpel in 1991 erected a statue behind the police station at the shopping center Amsterdamse Poort in Amsterdam Zuidoost, the artist Nelson Carrilho had made . A year earlier, a sports hall near the Volendam Kras stadium was named after him Steve van Dorpel hal.