Rein Boomsma
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 Netherlands national football team 1905. Boomsma middle man front row | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reinder Boomsma | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Schagen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1943 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death |
Neuengamme concentration camp, German Reich | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1894–1907 | Sparta | ||
| Achilles 1894 | |||
| International career | |||
| 1905 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Reinder ("Rein") Boomsma (19 June 1879 – 27 May 1943) was a Dutch footballer, who played for Sparta and the Dutch national team.[1]
Boomsma was born in Schagen, North Holland in 1879, and moved to Rotterdam in 1888. He started to play football on the streets, where he was noticed by Kees van Hasselt. He joined Sparta sometime around 1895. He would remain with the club until his retirement from football in 1907. A year later, in 1908, he was made honorary member of the club.
Boomsma scored the only goal for Sparta in the league game against reigning champions RAP of Amsterdam on 29 October 1899. The match was the first charity game in the Netherlands, held to support the Boer cause in the Second Boer War. The match grossed 1,201 guilders and 51.5 cents.[1]
International career
Boomsma was also part of the first Netherlands national football team, that played against Belgium on 30 April 1905.[2] He also played for the Netherlands in the return match in Rotterdam on 14 May 1905. These would remain the only matches Boomsma played for the Netherlands.[3]