What is Gerard Schuurman?
{{Infobox football biography |name= Gerard Schuurman |fullname = |image= |caption= | birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Geldermalsen]], Netherlands | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|28|1940|10|20|df=y}} | death_place = [[Rosmalen]], Netherlands |position= Defender |years1= –1961 |clubs1= {{ill|GVV|nl}} |caps1= |goals1= |years2= 1961–1965 |clubs2= {{ill|BVV|nl|BVV ('s-Hertogenbosch)}} |caps2= |goals2= |years3= 1965–1974 |clubs3= [[FC Den Bosch]] |caps3= 161 |goals3= |years4= |clubs4= [[OJC Rosmalen]] |caps4= |goals4= |years5= |clubs5= {{ill|OVH|nl}} |caps5= |goals5= }} '''Gerard Schuurman''' (20 October 1940 – 28 December 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. He played with [[FC Den Bosch]] in the [[Eredivisie]] where he became in 1972 the first person to receive a red card after its introduction.<ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/voormalig-fc-den-bosch-voetballer-gerard-schuurman-eerste-speler-die-rood-kreeg-in-de-eredivisie-op-82-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~a1748526/ |title=Voormalig FC Den Bosch-voetballer Gerard Schuurman, eerste speler die rood kreeg in de eredivisie, op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden|work=[[Brabants Dagblad]]|date=2 January 2023|access-date=2 January 2023|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/gerard-schuurman/profil/spieler/587081 |title=Gerard Schuurman|work=transfermarkt.co.uk|date=|access-date=2 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> ==Biography== Schuurman was born in 1940 in [[Geldermalsen]]. He played football in Geldermalsen with {{ill|GVV|nl}}. He became a professional football player in 1961 when he signed a contract with {{ill|BVV|nl|BVV ('s-Hertogenbosch)}}. From 1965 he played seven seasons with [[FC Den Bosch]]. In this period he played for the team 161 matches in the [[Eerste Divisie]] and [[Eredivisie]]. Schuurman was known as a rough defender. In 1971, due to kicking in a match against Volendam, he was suspended for two games and fined.<ref>{{cite