Ivanildo Rozenblad (16 May 1996 – 12 May 2021) was a Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for S.V. Robinhood and the Suriname national team.

Ivanildo Rozenbald
Personal information
Date of birth 16 May 1996
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname[1]
Date of death 12 May 2021 (aged 24)
Place of death Totness, Coronie District, Suriname[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 S.V. Robinhood
International career
2016–2018 Suriname 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Playing for S.V. Robinhood, he scored 20 league goals in the 2016–17 season and 22 goals in 2017–18. The latter season he helped win the double, having also been cup champion in 2016.[1]

Rozenblad came to prominence during the 2016 match against Guyana. The game was deadlocked 1–1. During the 30 minutes extra time, Rozenblad managed to secure a decisive victory.[3]

Death

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The career of Rozenblad started promising. Henk Fraser, trainer of Sparta Rotterdam, disclosed in an interview that Rozenblad was one of the two players he wanted to see in action during his visit to Suriname.[4] Rozenblad had to stop playing football due to heart disease.[5] On 12 May 2021, it was confirmed that he had died while playing football in Coronie.[5] The cause of death has not yet been disclosed.[6]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Suriname's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rozenblad goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Ivanildo Rozenblad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2016 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname   Guyana 3–1 3–2 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2 4 January 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago   Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 2–1 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ivanildo Rozenblad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Geschokte reacties plotselinge dood Ivanildo Rozenblad". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2021. Soemboredjo is a street in Totness
  3. ^ "Suriname rally to stun Guyana in Scotiabank CFU Caribbean Cup". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ivanildo Rozenblad & Cerezo Haabo vind ik beide interessante spelers". Natio Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Voetballer Ivanildo Rozenblad plotseling op 24-jarige leeftijd overleden". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Surinaamse voetballer Ivanildo Rozenblad (24) plotseling overleden". Waterkant (in Dutch). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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