Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff (18 January 1894 – 6 February 1976) was a Dutch amateur football player.[1]
 Jan van Breda Kolff-Olympics 1912 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1894 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Medan, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 1976 (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International career edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Jan van Breda Kolff". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Jongste debutanten Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, voetbalstats.nl
- ^ Jan van Breda Kolff profile Archived 13 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, voetbalstats.nl
- ^ Intl career stats – Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
- ^ Jan van Breda Kolff profile, rsssf.org
External links edit
- Jan van Breda Kolff at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kolff Family Association