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Dec 13, 1965 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 07 Jun 1989 (aged 23)
Dutch footballer
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About Steve Van Dorpel
- Steven ("Steve") van Dorpel (13 December 1965 in Amsterdam – 7 June 1989 in Paramaribo) was a Dutch-Surinamese footballer.
- During his career he played for FC Volendam. He died at the age of 23, killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo on 7 June 1989.
- He was nicknamed "De parel van de Bijlmer" (The pearl of the Bijlmer), named after the Bijlmer district in Amsterdam where he lived.
- He was the nephew of fellow professional footballers Kevin Bobson and Etiënne Esajas and went to the same high school as Ortwin Linger, who also died in the crash.
