Arie Vermeer

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

Arie Vermeer

Personal information
Full name	Adrianus Vermeer
Date of birth	(1922-07-17)17 July 1922
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	16 December 2013(2013-12-16) (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

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

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

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]