Huug de Groot

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Groot, not Groot.
Huug de Groot
Personal information
Date of birth (1890-05-07)7 May 1890
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 18 April 1957(1957-04-18) (aged 66)
Place of death Scheveningen, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–1909 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1917 Sparta Rotterdam
International career
1912–1914 Netherlands 10 (6)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri Franciscus "Huug" de Groot (7 May 1890 – 18 April 1957) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was part of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament. In 1913, he scored both goals in the Netherlands' first-ever victory over England.

From 1908 to 1917, he played for Sparta Rotterdam.

References

  1. ^ "Huug de Groot". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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