Riny (Rinus) Formannoy (1926/1927 - Tilburg, May 8, 2008) was a Dutch professional footballer. The right midfielder played 224 games for Willem II (1949-1959), which became a national champion in 1951/52 and 1954/55.
Formannoy chose a study at the MTS in 's-Hertogenbosch over football after his period at Willem II. The rise of a payment system in football, which one got more than the other, he found nothing, because he found himself in a way of togetherness and friendship. Later, Formannoy became subcommandant at the Tilburg fire department. He died at the age of 81 in the nursing home 't Laar in Tilburg. Abandoned scale
Twelve men were still living on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, among the eighteen players from the championship year '54 / '55 (the first year of paid football in the Netherlands), including Formannoy. On that day, they received Henk Kesler and Jeu Sprengers on behalf of the KNVB a championship scale. In 1955 it was remembered by a record and a small cup. Also see
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