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 | (1890-05-07)7 May 1890 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 April 1957(1957-04-18) (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Scheveningen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
–1909 | Sparta Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1908–1917 | Sparta Rotterdam | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1912–1914 | Netherlands | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
Netherlands football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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