Amateur Dutch defender Mats Grotenbreg, who scored the winning goal for USV Hercules in a cup upset against Ajax in 2023, has died following a collision with a boat. The 28-year-old was swimming in the Mookerplas recreation area south of Nijmegen when the incident occured. Grotenbreg, who was most recently playing for VV VRC Veenendaal, etched his name in the Hercules hall of fame after scoring the stoppage time winner in the Gaglenwaard in 2023, knocking Ajax out of the Dutch Cup. Hercules were in the fourth division of Dutch football when they pulled off the win.
Footballer
Mats Grotenbreg
1998 – 2026 (aged 28)
Dutch footballer (1998–2026)