Huug de Groot
Henri Franciscus "Huug" de Groot (7 May 1890 in Rotterdam – 18 April 1957 in Scheveningen) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1890 | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 April 1957 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||
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| –1909 | Sparta Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1908–1917 | Sparta Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||
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| 1912–1914 | Netherlands | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||
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He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. In 1913 he scored both goals in the Netherlands' first ever victory over England.
From 1908 to 1917, he played for Sparta Rotterdam.
References
External links
- Huug de Groot at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Huug de Groot at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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