Toon Meerman (13 October 1933 – March 2023) was a Dutch

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who played as a

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. Meerman made his professional debut at

Feijenoord Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...

and also played for

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. On 17 March 2023, it was announced that Meerman had died at the age of 89.Oud-speler Toon Meerman overleden

Honours

* First match: 6 June 1953:

- Xerxes, 2–2

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1933 births 2023 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Rotterdam Men's association football forwards Feyenoord players Excelsior Rotterdam players {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub