Frank Mijnals
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Mijnals | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Moengo, Surinam | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Remo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1957 | SV Robinhood | ? | (?) |
| 1957–1961 | USV Elinkwijk | 66 | (7) |
| 1961–1964 | VV DOS | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1954 | Suriname | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of (18:50, 17 January 2016 (UTC)). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of (18:50, 17 January 2016 (UTC)) |
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Frank Mijnals (born 8 February 1933) is a former Surinamese football player who has played for S.V. Robinhood in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, and for USV Elinkwijk and VV DOS in the Dutch Eredivisie. He also played for the Suriname national team.
He is the son of former Surinamese international football player Louis Mijnals, and the younger brother of Humphrey Mijnals, an international footballer as well with whom he played for the majority of his career.
Mijnals started his playing career on the Mr. Bronsplein in Paramaribo, Suriname, together with his brother. The two would be coached by their father, then Hoofdklasse player, and Surinamese International Louis Mijnals. Mijnals played in the youth ranks of Remo on the Bronsplein before getting picked up by S.V. Robinhood.
In 1951, Mijnals joined Robinhood where his older brother had already been playing. As an attacker he was known for his speed and goal scoring ability. While his brother departed for a professional career in Brazil, Mijnals remained in Suriname, helping Robinhood to four national titles during his tenure with the club. In 1957, Mijnals moved to the Netherlands in pursuit of a professional career, joining USV Elinkwijk of Utrecht where he would play with his brother once more.
In 1957, Mijnals joined USV Elinkwijk from Utrecht competing the Dutch Eredivisie, the top flight of football in the Netherlands. He joined his brother and former Robinhood teammates Michel Kruin and Charlie Marbach once more. Together they made up what was known as the "four-leaf clover", a group of Surinamese players who had been signed by the club. He amassed 66 caps for Elinkwijk scoring 7 regular season goals in three seasons with the club. He was then transferred to VV DOS, remaining in Utrecht.
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