Cornelius A. "Cees" Bakker (born 17 March 1945) is a retired football referee and referee observer from the
Netherlands
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. In 2015, Bakker was named ''bondsridder'' of the
Royal Dutch Football Association
The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...
(KNVB), an honorary title for his service to Dutch football.
Bakker was promoted onto the KNVB's B-list in 1975. He refereed his first
Eredivise
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match on 25 August 1979,
Vitesse Arnhem
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's 2–0 defeat at
Excelsior Rotterdam
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. He was appointed to the
FIFA International Referees List
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in 1988, but had already taken charge of
Luxembourg
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's 4–0 home defeat by
England
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in November 1983, and the first leg of the
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Final in May 1984.
In 1992 Bakker retired from active refereeing due to a knee injury.
The KNVB nominated
Dick Jol
Dick Jol (born 29 March 1956) is a Dutch former football referee, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Early life
Born in Scheveningen, South Holland ...
as his replacement on the FIFA list.
References
External links
Profile
1945 births
Dutch football referees
Living people
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