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2 unusual facts about Daniël de Ridder


Eddy Hamel

He was the first player with a Jewish background who made it to the first team, and to date only three others have followed in his footsteps - Johnny Roeg, Bennie Muller and Daniël de Ridder.

Shai Biruk

During his time at Ajax, he met a fellow Jewish Israeli footballer named Daniël de Ridder and was the first to report on Ajax having a Jewish Israeli on their books to the Israel Football Association.



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