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Germ Hofma
- April 19, 1925
- October 14, 2018
- 93 years
- natural causes
About Germ Hofma
Germ Hofma, 93, Dutch footballer (Heerenveen, national team).
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|Gerben 'Germ' Hofma (19 April 1925 – 14 October 2018) was a Dutch football player in the 1940s and 1950s. He most notably played for Heerenveen.
He died in Doetinchem as the then oldest living Dutch international player in 2018.
Club career
Hofma was born in Limburg but grew up in Friesland and at Heerenveen he formed a prolific partnership with club legend Abe Lenstra, winning 5 successive Eerste Klasse North titles.
International career
Hofma was capped twice by the Netherlands in 1950.
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