Iwan Otto "Pietje" Fränkel (19 January 1941 – 6 December 2019), was a Surinamese International football player who has played for

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in the

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, Blauw-Wit in the Dutch

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in the Regionalliga West in

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in the

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and for

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in the Dutch

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Career

SV Transvaal

Born 19 January 1941 in

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, Fränkel began his career on the Mr. Bronsplein from where he joined the youth ranks of

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, one of the stronger clubs from the capital at the time. He made his debut for the first team in 1960, and two seasons later helped the club to their sixth national championship. He then relocated to the

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to play professionally for

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in the Dutch

FC Blauw-Wit

In 1962 Fränkel emigrated to the Netherlands to play professional football in the newly formed

, joining FC Blauw-Wit, helping them to a third place finish in his first season with the club. Playing at the

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, he would become one of Suriname's earliest footballing exports, following in the footsteps of Herman Rijkaard who had joined Blauw-Wit from Robinhood a couple of years before him.

ETB Schwarz-Weiß

In 1964 Fränkel moved to

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joining ETB Schwarz-Weiß competing in the German Regionalliga West for two seasons before joining

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Royal Antwerp FC

In 1966 Fränkel joined

from

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competing in the

, the top flight of football in Belgium. He played five seasons for the club, amassing 109 regular season caps, while scoring 23 goals. Participating in the Intertoto Cup of 1966 and 1968, where the team played against

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and Göztepe Izmir with a second round exit yielding the best result in the 1966/67 edition. Having been relegated to the

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, he helped Royal Antwerp to promote back to the top flight before parting ways with the club.

SC Amersfoort

Fränkel then played in the Dutch

, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands, for

before retiring as a player.

International career

Suriname

Fränkel played for the National team of

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receiving one call up, playing against the

in a 4–3 loss at the National Stadion in

on 3 July 1960, before he relocated to the Netherlands.

Personal life

Fränkel is the father of Suriname International footballer

Ray Fränkel Ray Fränkel (born 15 September 1982 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch Surinamese footballer who is currently playing for S.V. Transvaal. Career Fränkel started his playing career at the local S.V. Transvaal, before being snapped by the Dutch giants Fe ...

and the uncle of Purrel Fränkel who also played professionally in the Netherlands .

Honours

Club

;S.V. Transvaal *

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(1): 1962

References

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