Fred Blankemeijer

Fred Blankemeijer

Personal information
Full name	Fredrik Klaas Blankemeijer
Date of birth	13 August 1926
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	8 November 2010 (aged 84)
Place of death	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1949–1952	Feijenoord	28	(0)
National team
	Netherlands	0	(0)
Teams managed
	Feyenoord Rotterdam (youth coach)
–	Feyenoord Rotterdam (scout)
–	Feyenoord Rotterdam (board member)
–	Feyenoord Rotterdam (technical director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Fred Blankemeijer (13 August 1926 – 8 November 2010) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a defender.

Club career

Blankemeijer made his professional debut at Feijenoord, and played a total of 28 matches for the club.

Retirement

After his career he would serve the club for many years in many occupations. He was a youth coach, a scout, a board member as well as a technical director. He was decorated Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 2004. In June 2010 he served Feyenoord for a total of 70 years. Widely regarded as a real club icon, he died of pneumonia, aged 84, on 8 November 2010.^[1]

References

1. Vlaggen bij Kuip halfstok na overlijden Blankemeijer – AD (Dutch)

External links

• Fred Blankemeijer 1926-2010 – Feyenoord (Dutch)