Hans Grutter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Pieter Grutter | ||
| Date of birth | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". 1957Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". | ||
| Place of birth | ? , Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dronigen | |||
| -1984 | Spartax | ||
| 1984-1986 | United | ||
| National team | |||
| ? | Netherlands | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Hans Grutter was a fictional Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder and appeared in the We are United comic strip in the British boys' comic Champ (1984-86). His fact file in Champ was number 13 in 1984.
Career
Club
He was born in the Netherlands in 1957 and started his career with Dronigen before he moved to the bigger club Spartax. He stayed with Spartax until 1984 playing also in the Mini European Nations Cup, an international club competition in France. Grutter impressed there with his team and Joe Pearson asked for his availability. Once he found out he was available for transfer, Riverton United signed him immediately and Grutter moved to England in a swap deal including young striker Paul Slade. He was always a fan of English football but when he heard about United’s interest he consulted Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen who gave him the go-ahead. Grutter was dreaming to play with United at Wembley which happened in 1985.
International
Grutter was a Dutch international and his biggest thrill was when he won his first cap. However, he was massively disappointed when the Netherlands failed to qualify for the 1982 World Cup. He was hoping to be with his national team at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico (Champ, 1984).
Netherlands: ? full international caps
Style of play
Grutter was called United’s Dutch master and was a strong reminiscent of superstar Johan Cruyff. He had a close dribbling and a great passing ability with either foot.
Legacy
He was possibly the first Dutch player United ever signed. He stated that United was a legend in his country and the only English club he would sign for.
Personal life
His favourite team was Ajax FC and he was an amateur photographer.
Honours
Note that all records are fictional, as of the 1985/86 season.
Spartax
- Eredivisie): ? '
- KVNB Cup): '
United
- FA Cup: 1
- 1986
- League Cup: 1
- 1985
See also
- Terry Evans
- Joe Pearson
