title: Ton Pansier
text: # Ton Pansier
  
  Ton Pansier (1 February 1947 – 12 May 2021) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender.
  
  ## Club career
  
  He made his senior debut in the Tweede Divisie for hometown club Xerxes on 2 May 1965 against 't Gooi and played there alongside club legends Nol Heijerman, Rob Jacobs, Willem van Hanegem and Eddy Treijtel. His playing opportunities however were limited since he mostly featured as a back-up for Yugoslav playmaker Lazar Radović.
  
  He left Xerxes in 1968 for SVV and clinched promotion to the Eredivisie in 1969 with them.
  
  In 1971 he joined Neptunus.
  
  ## International career
  
  He earned five caps for the Netherlands U19 team in 1965 and played at the 1965 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.
  
  