Arie Vermeer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrianus Vermeer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 16 December 2013 (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 | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1946 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Oud-international Arie Vermeer overleden (Obituary) - SBV Excelsior (in Dutch)
- ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ^ Arie Vermeer was net zo verrast als Andwélé Slory - AD (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-international Vermeer overleden - RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Oud Excelsior speler en international Arie Vermeer, proexcelsior.nl (in Dutch)