Caesar Herman "Cees" ten Cate (August 20, 1890, in Ngawi, Java – June 9, 1972, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Dutch national team at the Olympics 1912, with trainer Edgar Chadwick (left) and Cees ten Cate (2nd from left) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Caesar Herman ten Cate | ||
Date of birth | (1890-08-20)20 August 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Ngawi, Dutch East Indies | ||
Date of death | 9 June 1972(1972-06-09) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1908–1913 | Haarlem | ||
National team | |||
1912 | Netherlands | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1912 Stockholm | Team competition |
Ten Cate made his debut for the Netherlands in a June 1912 Olympic Games match against Sweden and earned all of his three caps at the tournament,[2] winning a bronze medal. He was only included in the squad because first choice forwards Mannes Francken and Jan Thomee had to pull out.[3]
Netherlands football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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