Cees Bakker

Cornelius A. "Cees" Bakker (born 17 March 1945) is a retired football referee and referee observer from the Netherlands. In 2015, Bakker was named bondsridder of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), an honorary title for his service to Dutch football.[1]

Cees Bakker
Full name Cornelius A. Bakker
Born (1945-03-17) 17 March 1945
Other occupation Referee observer
Domestic
Years League Role
1979–1992 Dutch Eredivisie Referee
International
Years League Role
1988–1992 FIFA-listed Referee

Bakker was promoted onto the KNVB's B-list in 1975.[2] He refereed his first Eredivise match on 25 August 1979, Vitesse Arnhem's 2–0 defeat at Excelsior Rotterdam.[3] He was appointed to the FIFA International Referees List in 1988,[4] but had already taken charge of Luxembourg's 4–0 home defeat by England in November 1983, and the first leg of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football Final in May 1984.

In 1992 Bakker retired from active refereeing due to a knee injury.[1] The KNVB nominated Dick Jol as his replacement on the FIFA list.[5]

References
  1. "Cees Bakker Benoemd Tot Bondsridder" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. "Vier nieuwe betaalde scheidsrechters" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 26 May 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Cornelius Bakker - Matches as referee". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "Scheidsrechter Cees Bakker op FIFA-lijst" (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. 21 December 1988. p. 19. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "Arbiters" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 7 October 1992. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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