Frank Kramer (27 November 1947 – 1 December 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker, TV presenter and football commentator.
.jpg) Kramer in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franciscus Johannes Erik Kramer | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 2020 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKAVIC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | Blauw Wit | ||
| 1972–1974 | FC Amsterdam | 27 | (3) |
| 1973–1974 | → MVV (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 1975–1977 | Telstar | 57 | (8) |
| 1977–1979 | Volendam | 67 | (13) |
| 1979–1980 | Haarlem | 27 | (5) |
| 1980–1981 | Telstar | ||
| 1981–1984 | Volendam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Amsterdam as the youngest in a family of seven children,[1] the curly-haired Kramer played for hometown side Blauw Wit and moved to the newly-formed FC Amsterdam in 1972. In the 1973/74 season he was sent on loan to MVV[2] but did not want to return to FC Amsterdam after a feud with manager Pim van de Meent. In 1975 he joined Telstar and then FC Volendam. He made his debut for Volendam on 14 August 1977 against AZ'67 and scored 27 goals in 98 league matches in two spells for them.[3] He went on to play for Haarlem and Telstar again before finishing his career at Volendam.
Kramer scored 23 goals in 126 Eredivisie matches. A colourful figure, Kramer once showed the Ajax supporters his bare buttocks after being constantly mocked by them.[4]
Television
editDuring his playing career, he also worked as a flight attendant for Lufthansa and was a German language teacher. In 1977 he started a television career which took him from presenting AVRO's Sportpanorama and Sterrenslag to De Frank Kramer Show, Hints and Boggle.[5] He worked as a commentator for Eurosport from 1994 through 2018, reporting on the Africa Nations Cup and Major League Soccer matches among others.[6]
Personal life
editHe lost his sister and his girlfriend at a young age.[7] In the 1970s, Kramer was in a relationship with musician Judy Schomper. From 1997 he was with his wife Mira de Vries.[1]
Kramer got ill on his 73rd birthday and fell in a coma.[8] He died four days later.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Frank Kramer (1947-2020): voetbal-cultheld en lieveling van de tv-camera’s - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud MVV’er Frank Kramer overleden - MVV
- ^ In memoriam: Frank Kramer - FC Volendam
- ^ Frank Kramer toont zijn billen aan het Ajax-publiek - AD (in Dutch)
- ^ Markante oud-voetballer en presentator Frank Kramer overleden - AVRO-TROS (in Dutch)
- ^ OUD EUROSPORT-COMMENTATOR FRANK KRAMER (73) OVERLEDEN - Eurosport (in Dutch)
- ^ Voetbalcommentator Frank Kramer (1947-2020): eigenzinnig en veelzijdig - Parool (in Dutch)
- ^ Voormalig linksbuiten Telstar en FC Volendam Frank Kramer sinds vrijdag in coma - NHNieuws (in Dutch)
- ^ Presentator en oud-voetballer Frank Kramer op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden - NU (in Dutch)