Rick Talan (3 November 1960 – 30 September 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Talan started his career with local amateur side KatwijkRick Talan (54) overleden - VV Katwijk and joined AZ'67 in 1978. He scored 44 goals in 95 official matches for the club and was part of the squad that won the club's first Eredivisie title in 1981.Rick Talan overleden - AZ In the 1983–84 Eredivisie season he scored 20 goals in 33 league games for AZ. In 1982, he played half a year for Belgian side Cercle Brugge, scoring twice in 14 official matches.Oud-speler Ricky Talan overleden - Cercle Brugge
He finished his career in 1988 after playing almost 100 games with Vitesse Arnhem.In Memoriam: Rick Talan - Vitesse
Personal life and death Talan's younger brother Jeffrey also became a professional footballer and earned eight senior caps for the Netherlands. Talan owned an accountancy company in Zevenaar.Rick Talan - Talan Accountants en Belastingadviseurs - MKB Duiven
Rick Talan suffered from a brain tumor in 2007 and underwent two operations. The tumor however returned a year laterRicky Talan: de 'raket' van AZ'67 en Vitesse - De Gelderlander and he died in September 2015.Oud-voetballer Ricky Talan (54) overleden - NOS
Honours AZ'67 Eredivisie: 1981
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