Eddy "Ed" Vijent was a Dutch

Netherlands

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-Suriname

Suriname

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 football

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During his career he served AZ '67, FC Volendam

FC Volendam

Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...

 and Telstar

Stormvogels Telstar

Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :...

. He died at the age of 38, when on October 22, 2001 he was killed by a neighbour after some arguments about parked scooters. He was nicknamed "Eddy Love" and he is not related to Florian Vijent

Florian Vijent

Florian Vijent , was a Dutch-Suriname football goalkeeper. During his career he played for Telstar. He died at the age of 27, when on June 7, 1989, he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. He is not related to Ed Vijent.Vijent's large build was one of the reasons...

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Club career

Vijent who was a lefty was able to play in either the defence, the midfield or the attack, but was mainly used as a midfielder. He made his professional debut at AZ but made a move towards FC Volendam

FC Volendam

Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...

. With this team he promoted in 1987 from the Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

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 to the Eredivisie

Eredivisie

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, the highest level in Dutch football. He ended his career after playing a few seasons for Telstar

Stormvogels Telstar

Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :...

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After his career Vijent lived in Amsterdam and played some football for amateur side De Germaan.

Death

On October 22, 2001 Vijent was killed by a neighbour who lived a few homes away. The cause was a long term discussion about a parking spot in front of the house of the suspect. The spot used to be filled up with the car of their disabled father, but after the divorce of their parents his sons used it to park their scooters. When a truck driver wanted to park his truck at the spot Vijent decided to move the scooters, causing a fight with the brothers. Two police officers came in between, but later the suspects came back to Vijent to threaten him. When he opened the door Vijent was stabbed to death.