Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)

Jan van Breda Kolff
Jan van Breda Kolff-Olympics 1912
Personal information
Full name Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff
Date of birth (1894-01-18)18 January 1894
Place of birth Medan, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 6 February 1976(1976-02-06) (aged 82)
Place of death West Chatham, United States
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1913 HVV Den Haag
International career
1911–1913 Netherlands 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff (18 January 1894 – 6 February 1976) was a Dutch amateur football player.[1]

International career

Van Breda Kolff made his debut in the Netherlands national team as a player of HVV Den Haag on 2 April 1911 at the age of 17, and (as of 2014) he still holds the record as the youngest player to have ever played for "Oranje".[2] During his debut in a 3–1 win over Belgium he scored the second goal to give the Dutch a 2–0 lead.[3] This also by default made him the youngest goalscorer in the team's history. In total, he played 11 international matches, including four games at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal in a 9–0 win over Finland.[4] The goal he scored in his international debut was the only goal he scored in his 11 caps.[5]

Personal life

Van Breda Kolff later had a career as a stockbroker in the United States. His son Butch van Breda Kolff and grandson Jan van Breda Kolff are notable American basketball coaches.

References

  1. ^ "Jan van Breda Kolff". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jongste debutanten Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, voetbalstats.nl
  3. ^ Jan van Breda Kolff profile Archived 13 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, voetbalstats.nl
  4. ^ Intl career stats – Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Jan van Breda Kolff profile, rsssf.org
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