Arie Vermeer

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Arie Vermeer
Personal information
Full name Adrianus Vermeer
Date of birth (1922-07-17)17 July 1922
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (aged 91)
Place of death Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1940–1942 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1956 Excelsior 278
National team‡
1946 Netherlands 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2013

Arie Vermeer (17 July 1922 – 16 December 2013) was a Dutch football player.

Club career[]

Vermeer made his debut for Excelsior on 4 October 1942 against Neptunus and played 278 matches in 13 seasons for the club. Honours include promotion to the former Dutch Eerste Klasse in 1946 and 1952.[1]

International career[]

Vermeer earned his one and only cap for the Netherlands in a November 1946 friendly match against England.[2] He is one of only 4 Excelsior players to play for the Netherlands.[3]

Retirement and death[]

During and after his football career, he owned a butcher shop in Rotterdam for 60 years. He died after a short illness on 16 December 2013.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Oud-international Arie Vermeer overleden (Obituary) - SBV Excelsior (in Dutch)
  2. ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Arie Vermeer was net zo verrast als Andwélé Slory - AD (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Oud-international Vermeer overleden - RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch)

External links[]

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