Ton Blanker
 Blanker (left) playing for Ajax in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthonie Blanker | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DWS | |||
| 1975–1979 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Ajax | 15 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 1981 | Real Zaragoza | ||
| 1982 | Salamanca | ||
| 1982–1983 | Excelsior | 31 | (5) |
| 1983–1986 | Volendam | 53 | (17) |
| 1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lazers | ||
| 1988–1989 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 1989–1990 | Cappellen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ton Blanker (born 15 September 1960) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Hugely talented, Blanker was deemed the new Cruijff[1] and started his career with Ajax winning the 1979–80 Eredivisie, and reaching the Semi-finals in the 1979–80 European Cup,[2] where he scored four goals against HJK Helsinki in the first round,[citation needed] then a hat-trick against Omonia in the next round.[citation needed]
Afterwards, Blanker played abroad for Vitória de Guimarães, Real Zaragoza and Salamanca, then he eventually returned to Eredivisie to play for S.B.V. Excelsior and FC Volendam.[3]
After a short spell in the United States with Los Angeles Lazers, Blanker played two years in Belgium for Germinal Beerschot and Cappellen.
Personal life
[edit]Blanker was married to Anita Heilker of the Dolly Dots; they had a daughter, Robin.[4] In 1994, Blanker was sentenced to 5 years in prison after weapons possession and drugs trafficking.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ton Blanker te gast in LOVE Sport Extra". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Column 'vergeten' voetbalhelden: Ton Blanker". nhnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Ton Blanker". mondedufoot. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Anita Heilker betreurt het dat ze nooit oma zal worden". Story (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "De Nieuwe Cruijff: van Ruiter tot Blanker en van Vanenburg tot Nouri". Darch Media (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ton Blanker at Ererat (in Dutch)
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Real Zaragoza players
- UD Salamanca players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- FC Volendam players
- Los Angeles Lazers players
- Beerschot AC players
- Royal Cappellen F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch sportspeople convicted of crimes