Cornelis Wilhelmus van Hasselt (5 October 1872 – 16 January 1951) was a Dutch footballer and manager.

Cees van Hasselt

Van Hasselt pictured on 30 April 1905
Personal information
Full name	Cornelis Wilhelmus van Hasselt[1]
Date of birth	(1872-10-05)5 October 1872
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	16 January 1951(1951-01-16) (aged 78)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1893–1905	Sparta Rotterdam
Teams managed
1905–1908	Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Van Hasselt played for hometown club Sparta Rotterdam from 1893 to 1905.[2] Van Hasselt played six times for an early Dutch representative side, playing friendlies against European club teams in the late 19th century.[3]

Managerial career

In 1901, Van Hasselt began to organise friendly games against Belgium. As a result of the games not being sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), only players from the second division were available to Van Hasselt. Belgium won the first four games 8–0, 1–0, 2–1 and 6–4.[4] In 1904, the KNVB became a founding member of FIFA. On 30 April 1905, the Netherlands played their first official international game, beating Belgium 4–1 in Antwerp, Belgium. Van Hasselt would manage the Dutch national team for ten more games, winning five and losing five, before being replaced by former England international Edgar Chadwick.[5]

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