André Kamperveen

Who was André Kamperveen?

Rudi André Kamperveen was a Surinamese football player, sports administrator, politician and businessman.

During his playing career, the centre forward represented and captained the Suriname national football team in the 1940s. He played professionally in Brazil and Netherlands during his playing career, becoming the first Surinamese player to play professionally in the Netherlands in the process when he plying his trade for HFC Haarlem.

After his playing career he became Minister for Sport in Suriname. He also helped establish the Caribbean Football Union which was formed in 1978 and he was selected as the union's first President. He was also a vice-president of FIFA.

He was killed in 1982 as part of the December murders. His body reportedly showed injuries to the jaw and a swollen face, 18 bullet wounds in the chest, a shot wound in the right temple, a fractured femur and a fractured arm.

He was inducted into the CONCACAF hall of fame. The André Kamperveen Stadion is named in his honour.