Bram Appel
Born in Rotterdam but raised in The Hague,[2] Appel played for local clubs Archipel and Blauw Zwart in the Dutch amateur leagues in the 1930s.[4] He left for France in 1949, and became an important player for Stade de Reims where he played alongside Raymond Kopa and Roger Marche.Thanks to the victory of the French championship, Stade de Reims were allowed to participate in the fifth edition of the Latin Cup, eventually resulting in the team's first ever major European trophy win, obtained after beating AC Milan 3–0 in the final, with Appel scoring the second goal.Appel and Theo Timmermans took the initiative for a charity match for the victims of the North Sea flood of 1953, between France and Dutch footballers playing abroad.[6] Appel made his official debut for the Netherlands in a July 1948 Olympic Games match against Great Britain in which he immediately scored 2 goals.