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Arie Vermeer
Arie Vermeer (17 July 192216 December 2013) was a Dutch Association football, football player. Club career Vermeer made his debut for S.B.V. Excelsior, 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 national football team, Netherlands in a November 1946 friendly match against England national football team, England. 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. - RTV Rijnmond |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
