Nol van der Vin

Arnold van der Vin
Personal information
Full nameArnold van der Vin
Place of birthSemarang, Indonesia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1939-1948Excelsior Surabaya
1948-1954Persija Jakarta
1954-1955Fortuna 54
1955-1956PSMS Medan
National team
Indonesia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arnold van der Vin was an Indonesian footballer. He was born in Semarang, Indonesia. 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.

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

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