Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith (August 3, 1884, in The Hague – September 15, 1958, in Bennekom) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed with great success in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Constant Feith
Personal information
Full name Constant Wilhelm Feith
Date of birth (1884-08-03)3 August 1884
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death 15 September 1958(1958-09-15) (aged 74)
Place of death Bennekom, Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 LCFC Ajax
1903–1920 HVV 350 (235)
International career
1906–1912 Netherlands 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Constant Feith
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team competition

Club career

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He played the majority of his career for HVV, then the top side in The Hague, amassing a stunning 235 goals in 350 matches.[2]

International career

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Feith made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1906 match against Belgium and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring 2 goals. He was part of the incredible Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. His final international was in July 1912 at the Olympics against Finland.[3]

He also made it to the Netherlands national cricket team.

Personal life

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Feith was a judge by profession and worked in the Dutch East Indies, where he was detained by the Japanese during World War II.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Constant Feith". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Daniël Voskamp bereikt opnieuw een magische grens in HVV 1 - Koninklijke HVV (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Intl career stats - EU Football
  4. ^ Bio - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
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