Career
Van Raalte played for hometown club HVV Hengelo in the 1930s and 40s before joining Amsterdam side Blauw-Wit during World World War World War II With Blauw-Wit he lost the 1949-1950 Netherlands Football League Championship final. He also played for B.V.C. Amsterdam and V.V. Leeuwarden. Van Raalte earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a November 1948 friendly match against Belgium.
After his football career, he became a textile merchant.
Van Raalte died of a bacterial infection after hip surgery on 3 April 2013 at the age of 91. He was the then oldest living former Dutch international football player.
