Arie Vermeer (17 July 192216 December 2013) was a Dutch
football
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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.
International career
Vermeer earned his one and only cap for the
Netherlands
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in a November 1946
friendly match
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against
England
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. He is one of only 4 Excelsior players to play for the Netherlands.
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.
Oud-international Vermeer overleden
- RTV Rijnmond
References
External links
proexcelsior.nl
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1922 births
2013 deaths
Footballers from Rotterdam
Men's association football defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's international footballers
Excelsior Rotterdam players