Arie Vermeer


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

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

Club career

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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

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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

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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]

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