The Association of Contract Players () is the trade union for professional
football
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player
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Role or adjective
* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport
** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games
** Athlete, a player in sports
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s in the
Netherlands
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. Established on 1 January 1961, it is a member of the
Dutch Federation of Trade Unions and one of the three founding members of
FIFPro, whom they share offices with.
Initiatives set up by the association include the VVCS Academy, which help players earn a
diploma
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during their football careers, and
Team VVCS, a team consisting of
out-of-contract players looking for a new club.
Presidents
:1961: Theo Timmermans
:1963:
Gerard Kerkum
:1967:
Roel Wiersma
:1975: Martin Snoeck
:1978: Karel Jansen
:1981: Arend Steunenberg
:1983:
Jim Janssen van Raaij
:1980s: Theo van Seggelen
:2015:
Danny Hesp
:2019:
Evgeniy Levchenko
References
External links
*
Netherlands, Vereniging van Contractspelersat
FIFPRO World Players' Union
Trade unions in the Netherlands
Organisations based in North Holland
Trade unions established in 1961
1961 establishments in the Netherlands
Football in the Netherlands
Association football trade unions
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