Dick van den Polder (23 September 1934 – 21 October 2013) was a Dutch footballer and journalist.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 21 October 2013 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Excelsior | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]