Dick van den Polder explained

Dick van den Polder
Birth Date:	23 September 1934
Birth Place:	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position:	Midfielder
Clubs1:	Excelsior

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.^[1] He was one of the club's first professionals, and made a total of 199 appearances for them.^[2]

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.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. 24 October 2013. Footballdatabase.eu.
2. Web site: Oud voetballer Dick van den Polder overleden. 24 October 2013. 24 October 2013. Dutch. S.B.V. Excelsior.
3. Web site: Oud-journalist Dick van den Polder overleden. 21 October 2013. 24 October 2013. Dutch. Feyenoord.