Henri Franciscus "Huug" de Groot (7 May 1890 – 18 April 1957) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 April 1957 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Scheveningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| –1909 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1908–1917 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1912–1914 | Netherlands | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He was part of the Dutch team that 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
edit- ^ "Huug de Groot". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
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- Huug de Groot at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Huug de Groot at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Huug de Groot at EU-Football.info
- Huug de Groot at Olympedia
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