Arnold Wouter van der Vin is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in

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and nicknamed Nol, he made several appearances for the Indonesia national team.

Career

Van der Vin was the second player after

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to play in goal for newly independent Indonesia. He made his unofficial debut for Indonesia in a match against South China AA of Hong Kong on 27 July 1952. In 1955, he earned a transfer to

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, to replace the injured

Frans de Munck Frans de Munck (20 August 1922 – 24 December 2010) was a Dutch footballer and football manager. Nicknamed ''The Black Panther'' due to his black hair, jersey and cat-like reflexes, De Munck helped VV DOS from Utrecht win the Eredivisie title ...

, then the goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team. The next year, he returned to play for PSMS Medan.

References

* Herfiyana, Novan; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel
"Young Yugoslavia tour of Indonesia 1953"
*'' RSSSF'', 7 March 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indonesian men's footballers Indo people Footballers from Semarang Naturalised citizens of Indonesia Indonesian people of Dutch descent Men's association football goalkeepers Indonesia men's international footballers UMS 1905 players Persija Jakarta players PSMS Medan players Fortuna Sittard players Penang F.C. players Indonesian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia {{Indonesia-footy-bio-stub