Martinus Bosselaar (January 16, 1936 – June 6, 2018) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.

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Tinus Bosselaar

Bosselaar in 1955
Personal information
Full name	Martinus Bosselaar
Date of birth	(1936-01-16)January 16, 1936
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	June 6, 2018(2018-06-06) (aged 82)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Sparta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1954	Sparta	29
1954–1956	Feyenoord	49	(12)
1956–1966	Sparta	246	(50)
International career
1955–1962	Netherlands	17	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He became the head subject in the "Bosselaar-affair" in 1956. Bosselaar and Sparta both agreed on a return to the club as his heart was still at the other side of the city and his contract had a clause saying that he could leave the club to rejoin Sparta at any time. Feyenoord however did not want to let him go and took Sparta to court. Eventually Feyenoord lost the case and Bosselaar left the club and returned to his love in football.^[1]

Bosselaar played his first international match on October 16, 1955, in a 2–2 draw versus Belgium. In his second cap against Norway he netted two of his in total four international goals in a 3–0 win.^[2]

He suffered from a heart attack in 2004.^[3] He died on June 6, 2018, at the age of 82.^[4]

Sparta Rotterdam

• Eredivisie: 1958–59
• KNVB Cup: 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66