Nol van der Vin

Arnold van der Vin is an Indonesian former footballer. He was born in Semarang. Nicknamed Nol, he was a tall goalkeeper who played several times for the Indonesia national football team. He 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 July 27, 1952.

Arnold van der Vin
Personal information
Full name Arnold van der Vin
Place of birth Semarang, Indonesia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ajax Amsterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1948 SBV Excelsior 150 (0)
1948–1954 Persija Jakarta 102 (0)
1954–1955 Fortuna '54 45 (0)
1955–1956 Ajax Amsterdam 33 (0)
1956–1961 Penang FA 26 (0)
National team
1952 Indonesia 48 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1955, he earned a transfer to Fortuna '54, to replace the injured Frans de Munck, then the goalkeeper of the Netherlands national football team. The next year, he returned to play for PSMS Medan.

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