Charley van de Weerd

Charley van de Weerd
	Anton van de Weerd (1951)
Personal information
Full name	Anton van de Weerd
Date of birth	January 18, 1922
Place of birth	Wageningen, Netherlands
Date of death	February 3, 2008 (aged 86)
Place of death	Wageningen, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years	Team
1940-1961	FC Wageningen
	De Graafschap
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton "Charley" van de Weerd (January 18, 1922, Wageningen – February 3, 2008, Wageningen) was a Dutch football player.

Career

Van de Weerd played from 1940 to 1961 for FC Wageningen, interrupted only by a season at De Graafschap. He won the KNVB Cup with Wageningen in 1948. He played in more than 600 league games. He was once called up for the Netherlands national football team, but never made his debut. His nickname, Charley, was a tribute to his favorite actor, Charlie Chaplin. After his football career Van de Weerd owned a sports shop in Wageningen.^{[citation needed]}

Van de Weerd died at the age of 86 years on February 3, 2008.^[1]

References

^ Charley van de Weerd overleden (in Dutch)

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[1] Charley van de Weerd overleden (in Dutch)

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