| 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 | |||
Dick van den Polder (23 September 1934 – 21 October 2013) was a Dutch footballer and journalist.
Career
Football career
Van den Polder played for Excelsior between 1954 and 1964. He was one of the club's first professionals, and made a total of 199 appearances for them.
Journalism career
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.
References
- "Profile". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "Oud voetballer Dick van den Polder overleden" (in Dutch). S.B.V. Excelsior. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- "Oud-journalist Dick van den Polder overleden" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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