Joop Odenthal

Johannes Bernardus "Joop" Odenthal (13 March 1924 – 19 January 2005)[1] was a Dutch footballer, baseball player and football manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, representing the Netherlands.[2]

Joop Odenthal
Joop Odenthal in 1951
Personal information
Full name Johannes Bernardus Odenthal
Date of birth (1924-03-13)13 March 1924
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 80)
Place of death Neede, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1954 EDO
1954–1957 Haarlem
1957–1960 SC Enschede 127 (1)
1960–1961 Tubantia
National team
1951–1956 Netherlands 24 (0)
Teams managed
Quick '20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Baseball

Odenthal was a well-known athlete. He played as a baseball player between 1946 and 1954, at former Haarlem Hoofdklasse club EDO where he was a shortstop and third baseman. In 1948 and 1949 he appeared twice for the Netherlands national baseball team during the international matches against Belgium.[3]

Football

As a footballer, Odenthal played for EDO, Haarlem, SC Enschede and Tubantia respectively.[4] Born in Haarlem, his move from EDO to in-city rivals HFC Haarlem was hugely unpopular among fans. After a move to Enschede, he continued his football career with the two main Hoofdklasse clubs from that city. Between 1951 and 1956, he made 24 appearances for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut against Finland in 1951.[5] After his active sports career, Odenthal for a long time coached both baseball players and footballers at Achilles '12 in Hengelo. He also coached the senior team of Quick '20. Odenthal, together with Henk Schijvenaar and Cor Wilders, remains one of the only athletes competing for both the Netherlands football team and baseball team.[6]

References
  1. "Oud-international Joop Odenthal overleden". Stoovelaar (in Dutch). 20 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joop Odenthal Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. Hamel, Wim; van der Heijden, Guus; Vleeshhouwer, Theo (16 March 1962). Honkbal veroverde Goud: 50 Jaar Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond. pp. 61–63.
  4. Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 18. ISBN 9780786437245.
  5. "Odenthal, Joop - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "H.F.C. EDO" (in Dutch). Historie Betaald Voetbal. Retrieved 21 December 2020. Henk Schijvenaar behoort samen met Joop Odenthal en Cor Wilders tot de enige sporters die zowel voor het Nederlands voetbalteam als het Nederlands honkbalteam uitkwam.
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