Just Göbel

Just Göbel
Göbel with Netherlands in April 1914
Personal information
Full name Marius Jan Göbel
Date of birth (1891-11-21)21 November 1891
Place of birth Surabaya, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 5 March 1984(1984-03-05) (aged 92)
Place of death Ede, Netherlands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1923 Vitesse
International career
1911–1919 Netherlands 22 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Jan "Just" Göbel (November 21, 1891 in Surabaya – March 5, 1984 in Ede) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.[1]

Career

Göbel making a save at the Olympics

Göbel, who played for Vitesse Arnhem, succeeded Reinier Beeuwkes as the Dutch national goalkeeper in 1911. He was known for being the first Dutch keeper to try to catch the ball rather than stomp it away. He played 18 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2-1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

During the First World War, he studied medicine. The West Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.

References

  1. ^ overlijdensadvertentie, De Telegraaf, 8 March 1984
  2. ^ "Just Göbel". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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