Bert Nederlof
Bert Nederlof | |
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| Born | 26 August 1946 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 6 October 2018 (aged 72) Texel, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper reporter, journalist, sports commentator |
Bert Nederlof (26 August 1946 – 6 October 2018) was a Dutch journalist and
radio sports
commentator.
Life and career
Born in
Excelsior and he remained a club supporter his whole life.[1]
He started his career in journalism with local newspaper De Rotterdammer, where he covered local amateur football. He later worked for Trouw and De Tijd.
Voetbal International
He joined leading Dutch football magazine Voetbal International in 1973 where he worked as editor, editor-in-chief and senior editor during 35 years. For VI, he covered the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.[2]
NOS
As a commentator, Nederlof covered the
Heysel disaster among others.[3]
Personal life
After his early retirement in 2008[4] he moved to his beloved Texel where he wrote books about and with Willem van Hanegem, Ronald Koeman, Piet de Visser, Huub Stevens, Leo Beenhakker and Keje Molenaar. He died in October 2018 after a long illness.
Books
- De oceaanvreugde van Marco van Basten, voetbalverhalen (2004)
- Epy Drost, in alles anders (2011)
- Ronald Koeman (2013)
- Drie dolle dagen met De Kromme en andere voetbalverhalen, (2014)
- Helder, van Arsenal naar de bajes (2014)
- Don Leo, het werd stil aan de overkant (2015)
- Huub Stevens, nooit opgeven (2016)
- Meesterscout!, de mooiste ontdekkingen van Piet de Visser (2016)
- Dossier Feyenoord, kampioenschap als obsessie (2016)
- Rob Rensenbrink, het slangenmens (2017)
- Keje Molenaar, meesterlijk (2018)
References
- ^ Sportjournalist en Excelsiorfan Bert Nederlof overleden – Rijnmond (in Dutch)
- ^ VI-icoon Bert Nederlof overleden – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-voetbalcommentator Bert Nederlof (72) overleden – NOS (in Dutch)
- ^ 'Afscheid van Mister VI, Bert Nederlof' – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
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