Arnold van der Vin is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Semarang and nicknamed Nol, he made several appearances for the Indonesia national team. He was the second player after Mo Heng Tan to play in goal for newly independent Indonesia. He made his unofficial debut for Indonesia in a match against South China AA of Hong Kong on 27 July 1952.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Semarang, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1948 | Excelsior | 150 | (0) |
| 1948–1954 | Persija Jakarta | 102 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Fortuna '54 | 45 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Ajax | 33 | (0) |
| 1956–1961 | Penang FA | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1952 | Indonesia | 48 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1955, he earned a transfer to Fortuna '54, to replace the injured Frans de Munck, then the goalkeeper of the Netherlands national team. The next year, he returned to play for PSMS Medan.