Nol van der Vin

Arnold van der Vin
Personal information
Full name Arnold Wouter van der Vin
Place of birth Semarang, Indonesia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1946 Excelsior Surabaya 150 (0)
1946–1947 UMS 1905 23 (0)
1948–1954 Persija Jakarta 102 (0)
1954–1955 Fortuna '54 45 (0)
1955–1956 PSMS Medan 33 (0)
1956–1961 Penang FA 26 (0)
Total 379 (0)
International career
1952 Indonesia 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold Wouter van der Vin is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Semarang and nicknamed Nol, he made several appearances for the Indonesia national team.

Career

Van der Vin was the second player after Mo Heng Tan 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 Fortuna '54, to replace the injured Frans de Munck, then the goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team. The next year, he returned to play for PSMS Medan.

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