Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)
Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff (18 January 1894 in Medan, Dutch East Indies – 6 February 1976 in West Chatham, Massachusetts, United States) was a Dutch amateur football player.
 Jan van Breda Kolff-Olympics 1912 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1913 | HVV Den Haag | ||
| National team | |||
| 1911–1913 | Netherlands | 11 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
Representing the  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1912 Stockholm | Team Competition |
International career
Van Breda Kolff made his debut in the Netherlands national football 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".[1] During his debut in a 3–1 win over Belgium he scored the second goal to give the Dutch a 2–0 lead.[2] 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 captured the bronze medal in a 9–0 win over Finland.[3] The goal he scored in his international debut was the only goal he scored in his 11 caps.[4]
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.
International statistics
| 1st team starts | 11 | Played minutes | 1020 | European Qualification | 0 | European Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 7 | Team captain | 0 | World Cup Qualification | 0 | World Cup Championships | 0 |
| Draws | 2 | Penalties | 0 | Sub in | 0 | Summer Olympics | 4 |
| Losts | 2 | Own goals | 0 | Sub out | 0 | Friendly matches | 7 |
| Goals | 1 | Yellow cards | 0 | Red cards | 0 | Mini World Cup | 0 |
| Date | Match | – | Match | Score | Type | GS | in | out | Y | R |
| 2 April 1911 | | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3–1 | Friendly | 1 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 March 1912 | | | 1–2 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 March 1912 |  | | 4–0 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 March 1912 | | .svg.png){kind=small} | 5–5 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 April 1912 | | | 4–3 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 June 1912 |  | | 3–4 | 1912 Summer Olympics | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 June 1912 | |  | 3–1 | 1912 Summer Olympics | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 July 1912 | |  | 1–4 | 1912 Summer Olympics | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 July 1912 | |  | 9–0 | 1912 Summer Olympics | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 November 1912 | | | 2–3 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 March 1913 | | | 3–3 | Friendly | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | |
References
- 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.com
External links
- Jan van Breda Kolff at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kolff Family Association
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