Oscar Zijlstra

Oscar Zijlstra
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-31)31 January 1952
Place of birth Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Date of death 28 August 2025(2025-08-28) (aged 73)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1979 LVV Friesland 101 (0)
1979–1987 Cambuur 185 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oscar Zijlstra (31 January 1952 – 28 August 2025) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Ziljstra's profession was butcher and he started his career with Dutch side LVV Friesland.[1] His three older brothers also played for the club and Oscar made his debut for them aged 20. He played 101 games for LVV before joining professional side SC Cambuur in 1979.[2] The heavy-moustached Zijlstra came to prominence with an extraordinary goal, a goalkick against Willem II which totally surprised Ton Verkerk in November 1985 and he totalled 204 matches for Cambuur.[3]

He retired from professional football in 1987.[4]

Personal life and death

Zijlstra had six older siblings.[5] After retiring from professional football, he lived in Burgum, the Netherlands. Zijlstra was married to Bea Feenstra[6] and they had two children.[7]

Zijlstra died on 28 August 2025, at the age of 73.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Voormalig Cambuur-doelman Oscar Zijlstra (73) overleden" (in Dutch). RTV NOF. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ^ "LVV Friesland 40 jaar terug, een gouden generatie: keeper Oscar Zijlstra" (in Dutch). LVV Friesland. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ^ "In Memoriam: Oscar Zijlstra (73)" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Oscar Zijlstra, besnorde keeper SC Cambuur scoort met uittrap". elfvoetbal.nl.
  5. ^ "Oscar Zijlstra: "Ik kon slecht tegen mijn verlies"". seniorenkrant.nl. 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ "OSCAR ZIJLSTRA: "IK HEB EEN SCHITTERENDE TIJD GEHAD. TOCH HAD ER MEER INGEZETEN"". kentudezenog.nl.
  7. ^ "Aan de Bal: Oscar Zijlstra" (in Dutch). Op Friese velden. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  8. ^ Maker iconisch keepersgoal overleden Voetbal International (in Dutch)
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