Ten Hag’s teammate at FC Twente perished in an aircraft accident. Another athlete lost their life in an automobile accident a year later.
The city of the club was rocked by a deadly fireworks accident while Ten Hag was captain.
These three incidents have influenced Twente, United’s next opponents. Ten Hag became the man he is today because of them as well.
The captain of the Netherlands Under-21 team was Andy Scharmin. It was anticipated that he will become the next big thing in Dutch and European football.
;According to former Twente goalkeeper Theo Snelders, “Scharmin and Erik were similar ages, they came from the same village,” the news said.
Scharmin’s jet crashed on its approach to landing on June 7, 1989, while he and sixteen other young football players were traveling to Suriname for a preseason friendly to promote notice of Dutch-Surinamese players.
teammates,In total, 176 individuals on board were killed, including Scharmin, 13 of his team-mates and their coach.
Snelders, who spent two years on the field with Scharmin, described it as “a huge tragedy for the club.”
Every year on June 7, the United management observes a day of sorrow. Ten Hag and other Twente players served as pallbearers at Scharmin’s burial.
