Virgall Joemankhan

Education

While Bergkamp fought hard to improve his behaviour and his skills, Joemankhan chose to leave Ajax and play for Cercle Brugge in Belgium.

Career

During his career he played for AFC Ajax and Cercle Brugge. He died at the age of 20, when on 7 June 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. At Ajax, although he reached the First Rate (at Lloyd's) squad, Joemankhan and Dennis Bergkamp were both relegated to the A2 squad due to unprofessional conduct.

Although Joemankhan made his professional debut at Cercle Brugge, his reputation for partying continued.

On 7 June 1989 Surinam Airways Flight PY764 crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, killing 176 of the 187 passengers on board, including Joemankhan, making it the worst ever aviation disaster in Suriname"s history. Tom Krommendijk returned to Feyenoord for the 1989-1990 season, but was sent on loan to Football Club Twente for the following season.

He would never play for Twente: on 25 August 1990 he was killed when his car collided with a tree, over a year after Joemankhan"s death.

Achievements

• He was invited by Colourful 11 founder Sonny Hasnoe to be part of the team travelling to Suriname to play in the "Boxel Kleurrijk Tournament" against three Surinamese teams.

Membership

Among those killed were 15 members of the 18-member Colourful 11 contingent.