Adrianus Johannes Bak (Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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, South Holland

South Holland

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, 18 June 1926 - 16 January 2009 Schiedam

Schiedam

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, South Holland) was a Dutch

Netherlands

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 professional football player.

Bak started his career in the team of Excelsior Rotterdam

Excelsior Rotterdam

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. He played for Holland Sport

ADO Den Haag

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during the 1954–55 season. Between 1955 and 1962, he played in the midfielder position for Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam

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. While there, he won two Dutch national championships, in 1961 and 1962.

Bak received his only cap in the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

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in 1956.