Mundo Kemp

Mundo Kemp
Personal information
Full name Raymundo Quintino Kemp
Date of birth (1922-10-31)31 October 1922
Place of birth Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies
Date of death 30 January 2007(2007-01-30) (aged 84)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1960 Aruba Juniors [pap] (40+)
1961 Deportivo Fuera
International career
1943–1958 Aruba 60+ (13+)
1950–1959 Netherlands Antilles (5+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymundo Quintino Kemp (31 October 1922 – 30 January 2007) was an Aruban footballer who played as a defender. He was considered one of the best Aruban footballers of all time.

Playing career

Kemp started his career in San Nicolaas, before joining Aruba Juniors [pap] in the early 1940s. With Aruba Juniors, he helped the club win four league titles, while finishing as runners-up at least five times. During World War II, he was part of a "Schutterij" team, which was made up of the best players in Aruba at the time.

In 1961, Kemp joined Deportivo Fuera, alongside former teammates like Adriaan Brokke and Juan Briezen, as well as Venezuelan footballer Rosendo Aparicio. That season, he was part of their team which scored 133 matches in 22 league matches.

International career

Kemp made his debut for the Aruba national team in 1943. Between 1943 and 1958, he made over 60 appearances for Aruba, scoring at least 13 goals. He also made several appearances for the Netherlands Antilles national team between 1950 and 1959, notably helping them win gold at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games in Guatemala, silver at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games in Venezuela, and bronze at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico. Additionally, he represented them at the 1953 CCCF Championship.

Kemp was also part of the Netherlands Antilles' squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Finland, but didn't make an appearance in their 2–1 loss to Turkey.

Later life and death

Following his retirement, Kemp became a referee. He died on 30 January 2007, at the age of 84.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "lln futbolista grandi a bay laga nos" [A great footballer has left us]. Solo Di Pueblo (in Papiamento). Vol. 416. Santa Cruz: Solo di Pueblo. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sport Shorts". Aruban Esso News. Vol. 4, no. 11. 6 August 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Cameron, Myk; Garin, Erik (7 January 2021). "Central American and Caribbean Games 1950 (Guatemala)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Olympedia – Mundo Kemp". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Courtney, Barrie; Lugo, Erik Francisco; Mendoza, Eduardo; Morrison, Neil; Rivera, José de Jesus Mora (18 March 2021). "Panamerican Games 1955". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Lugo, Erik Francisco; Mendoza, Eduardo (12 May 2022). "VI C.C.C.F. Championship 1953 - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 June 2026.