Dick van den Polder (23 September 1934 – 21 October 2013) was a Dutch footballer and journalist.

Dick van den Polder
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-09-23)23 September 1934
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 21 October 2013(2013-10-21) (aged 79)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Excelsior
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Football career

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Van den Polder played for Excelsior between 1954 and 1964.[1] He was one of the club's first professionals, and made a total of 199 appearances for them.[2]

Journalism career

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Van den Polder retired from football at the age of 29 to become a journalist, and wrote for a number of papers including Rotterdamse Parool, Vrije Volk, Rotterdams Dagblad and Radio Rijnmond.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Oud voetballer Dick van den Polder overleden" (in Dutch). S.B.V. Excelsior. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Oud-journalist Dick van den Polder overleden" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.