Until professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, in the mid-1950s, Dutch football was organised in four geographical sections (West, Oost, Zuid en Noord), which at various points in time (West 1888, Oost 1893, Zuid 1913 and finally Noord 1916) were granted an Eerste Klasse (first class) section whose champions could compete for the national championship. (So until the first World War, clubs in the south and north of the country could at best compete at the Tweede Klasse (second class) level, though some southern clubs were allowed to enter the eastern and western top classes before 1913.)
Due to the above process, the number of "first class" clubs in the Netherlands rose steadily; it had reached 18 (12 in the western first class and 6 in the eastern one) by the time of the first official international match of the national team (on April 30, 1905 against Belgium), rose to 24 when the south obtained its first class in 1913 and to 40 at the end of the first World War in 1918. When the western first class obtained two sections in 1923 it reached 50 and that amount of first class clubs (sometimes reaching 51 or 52) was maintained until the second World War. After that had finished, the southern district also obtained a second first class section, and from 1945 to 1949 there were a record 66 clubs (divided into 6 groups of 11) playing top level football in the Netherlands. After some reorganisations, including the partial abolishment of the regional distribution of first level clubs in the early 1950s, the total dropped to 56, divided into 4 sections of 14 each, until the introduction of professional football in 1954 and the nationwide top flight Eredivisie (Honour Division) in 1956, comprising 18 clubs (as it does today; only for four seasons in the 1960s there were only 16 participants).
With such a huge number of top level clubs (50 first level teams after all amount to over 600 first level players) it is perhaps surprising that the national team line-ups nearly always included one or more second class players during the amateur era. Indeed, in the interbellum, Oranje played 118 matches and in only 28 of these all players came from first class clubs! Only considering the period in which there were 50 first class clubs, so from the start of the 1923/24 season to the second World War, we find that Oranje played 96 matches, and in 82 of these (over 85%) one or more second class clubs were represented. One particular match in 1926 (on June 13, 1926, away to Denmark) even saw 5 second class players lining up, including the goalkeeper. (Perhaps unsurprisingly, the team lost 1-4.)
There were several reasons for this peculiar phenomenon. First, there
was a small number of fine players who clearly were the best on their
position in the country but kept faithful to their clubs even though
they failed to raise above second class level (the most striking examples
are outside right Frank Wels from Unitas, and the pair of inside lefts
Jan Vos from UVV and Jan Thomée from Concordia Delft).
Others, like the goal keepers Gejus van der Meulen and Piet Kraak, had
established themselves before their clubs (HFC and Stormvogels
respectively) dropped (temporarily) out of the first class.
Another reason certainly was the relative strength of the western
region as compared to the others, in particular prior to the first
World War. The disparity was such that from 1904/05 to 1909/10 the
western first class clubs were not allowed to compete in the national
cup tournament, but nevertheless all six cups were won by western
clubs: three times by second class sides,
and three times by reserve sides of first class sides.
However, in most cases, in particular during the interbellum,
the main reason appears to lie in the convoluted selection procedures
which were far from immune to regional pressures and preferences, the
desire by committee members to make a surprising 'discovery' and
finally a considerable amount of class snobism, especially during the
first decade after the first World War (there really can be no other
reason for clubs like Alcmaria Victrix, Bloemendaal, Kampong or UD to
have had players selected while playing a thoroughly undistinguished
role at the second level).
Before providing an overview of the players and clubs involved in providing Oranje with second class players, a few clarifications may be useful.
In the two seasons 1917/18 and 1918/19 the western region had two
sections, one called Eerste Klasse A and the other
Eerste Klasse B,
both consisting of 12 clubs and both qualifying its winners to the
national championship playoffs. However, the Eerste Klasse B,
popularly known as Margarine Eerste Klasse (as opposed to the
"butter" A section), consisted exclusively of clubs which would have
been part of the Tweede Klasse at the end of 1916/17; they had no
right to be 'promoted' to the A section but could, unlike those from
the Eerste Klasse A, be relegated to the 'new' Tweede Klasse
(effectively now the third level in the west) while the Tweede Klasse
winners could not be promoted to the Eerste Klasse A, but only to
the B section.
Moreover, when after two seasons the western region was reorganised,
all Eerste Klasse B clubs (apart from champions AFC, who were promoted)
entered the newly introduced Overgangsklasse (Intermediary Class)
which functioned as a normal second level league again (and did not
qualify any clubs for the national championship) until the western top
level was extended to two truly equivalent parallel groups in 1923.
We therefore consider the western Eerste Klasse B clubs between 1917/18
and 1918/19 as playing at the second level (this in itself is not
particularly relevant to our subject as the national team played no
matches in those seasons), and thus equivalent to those in the
Overgangsklasse between 1919 and 1923. In consequence, the western
Tweede Klasse from 1917 to 1923 is considered a third level league,
and the Derde Klasse in that period a fourth level league; now the
latter observation is relevant as Kampong, playing in the Derde Klasse E
in 1922/23, was represented in the national team that season on four
occasions by André Le Fèvre - the only fourth level football player
ever to represent the Netherlands. Three other players (André
Roosenburg, Rinus Schaap and Roel Wiersma) played for Oranje while
playing club football at the third domestic level.
At least three players (Puck van Heel of Feijenoord, Mauk Weber of ADO and Willy Janssen of PSV) played their first match in the national team in spite of only playing in the reserve side of their club at the time. As all three clubs were top level sides in the relevant seasons and all three fresh Oranje internationals were to play in the first team of their club shortly after, they are not included in the overview below.
In case of international tournaments played after the conclusion of the domestic season, players are still considered to be playing as second class representatives even if their club had meanwhile won promotion to the domestic first level (but had not yet played there, as the new domestic season had not yet started). This is relevant in at least two cases: Bep Bakhuys at the 1934 World Cup, where he played in the only match of the Dutch team after ZAC had secured promotion, and Pierre van Hooijdonk at the 1998 World Cup, where he played (and scored one goal) after Nottingham Forest had won the English First Division in the 1997/98 season.
In total 56 second class players (or possibly 57, depending on the 1910 Hörburger controversy) obtained caps for the Dutch national team, making an aggregate total of 293 appearances, in which 23 of them scored 97 goals. The list of second class appearances below also includes matches played for third or fourth level clubs, which are in addition presented in a separate list at the end.
Name First Last Caps Goals
1.Frank WELS 14- 6-1931 5- 6-1938 36 5
2.André LE FÈVRE 19-11-1922 3- 5-1925 17 1
3.Jan THOMÉE 21-12-1907 28- 4-1912 16 16
4.Jan ELFRING 31-10-1926 2-12-1928 15 2
5.Piet KRAAK 6-11-1949 14- 5-1952 K 14 0
6.Joop VAN NELLEN 2-12-1928 29- 5-1932 12 1
7.Wim TAP 25-10-1925 12- 6-1927 11 10
8.Rinus BENNAARS 25-11-1951 19- 5-1954 10 2
Jan VOS 16- 3-1912 20- 4-1913 10 8
10.Rinus TERLOUW 18- 4-1948 16- 6-1949 9 0
Leen VENTE 10-12-1933 3-11-1935 9 9
12.Rinus SCHAAP 13- 3-1955 14-10-1956 8 0
13.Daaf DROK 17- 2-1935 3- 5-1936 7 3
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK 11-10-1997 11- 7-1998 7 2
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK 31- 3-1937 21- 5-1938 7 4
16.Jan GIELENS 23-10-1925 13- 6-1926 6 1
17.Bep BAKHUYS 11- 3-1934 27- 5-1934 5 8
Wout BUITENWEG 19- 4-1925 30- 5-1928 5 6
Jan KLIJNJAN 13- 9-1967 5- 6-1968 5 1
Wim LAGENDAAL 2-11-1930 14- 6-1931 5 5
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN 4-12-1932 7- 5-1933 K 5 0
Jan PETERS 4- 9-1974 30- 5-1975 5 0
André ROOSENBURG 26- 5-1948 3- 4-1955 5 1
Roel WIERSMA 24-10-1954 19- 5-1955 5 0
25.Leo BOSSCHART 28- 8-1920 5- 9-1920 4 0
Wim KIEFT 17-10-1984 14- 5-1985 4 4
Ben VERWEIJ 28- 8-1920 5- 9-1920 4 0
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE 24- 3-1913 15- 3-1914 4 1
29.Matthijs "Mick" CLAVAN 11-11-1962 26- 1-1965 3 0
Louis OVERBEEKE 25-10-1953 4- 4-1954 3 0
Kees QUAX 18- 4-1926 13- 6-1926 K 3 0
32.Willy DULLENS 17- 4-1966 11- 5-1966 2 0
Hennie DIJKSTRA 23- 4-1939 7- 5-1939 K 2 0
Gé FORTGENS 19- 3-1911 2- 4-1911 2 0
Leo GHERING 18- 4-1927 1- 5-1927 2 3
Arnold HÖRBURGER 10- 4-1910 24- 4-1910 [?] 2 0
Jaap VAN DER GRIEND 11- 3-1928 1- 4-1928 2 0
Jan HASSINK 18- 4-1926 2- 5-1926 2 0
Gerard KUPPEN 12- 5-1946 30- 5-1946 2 0
Theo TIMMERMANS 3- 4-1957 28- 4-1957 2 0
41.Law ADAM 7- 5-1933 7- 5-1933 1 1
Bram APPEL 31- 7-1948 31- 7-1948 1 2
Jan VAN BEEK 1- 4-1907 1- 4-1907 1 0
Wim BLEIJENBERG 19- 4-1953 19- 4-1953 1 0
Charles DE BOCK 1-11-1936 1-11-1936 1 1
Jan JONGBLOED 26- 9-1962 26- 9-1962 K 1 0
Frits KUIPERS 2- 4-1923 2- 4-1923 1 0
Piet LAGARDE 1- 4-1962 1- 4-1962 K 1 0
Wim LANDMAN 4-11-1956 4-11-1956 K 1 0
Charles LUNGEN 4- 4-1937 4- 4-1937 1 0
Cor VAN NUS 13- 6-1926 13- 6-1926 1 0
Jan POULUS 31- 3-1940 31- 3-1940 1 0
Dolf SCHEEFFER 13- 3-1927 13- 3-1927 1 0
Arend SCHOEMAKER 10-12-1933 10-12-1933 1 0
Henk VRIENS 20-10-1963 20-10-1963 1 0
Joop WILLE 21- 4-1940 21- 4-1940 K 1 0
Note: K indicates goal keeper
[?] in his first match, on 10- 4-1910, Arnold HÖRBURGER may have been
substituted (contravening the rules) at half-time by his twin
Anton HÖRBURGER, like him a second class player at VOC that season.
Name First Last Goals Caps
1.Jan THOMÉE 21-12-1907 28- 4-1912 16 16
2.Wim TAP 25-10-1925 12- 6-1927 10 11
3.Leen VENTE 10-12-1933 3-11-1935 9 9
4.Bep BAKHUYS 11- 3-1934 27- 5-1934 8 5
Jan VOS 16- 3-1912 20- 4-1913 8 10
6.Wout BUITENWEG 19- 4-1925 30- 5-1928 6 5
7.Wim LAGENDAAL 2-11-1930 14- 6-1931 5 5
Frank WELS 14- 6-1931 5- 6-1938 5 36
9.Wim KIEFT 17-10-1984 14- 5-1985 4 4
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK 31- 3-1937 21- 5-1938 4 7
11.Leo GHERING 18- 4-1927 1- 5-1927 3 2
Daaf DROK 17- 2-1935 3- 5-1936 3 7
13.Bram APPEL 31- 7-1948 31- 7-1948 2 1
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK 11-10-1997 11- 7-1998 2 7
Rinus BENNAARS 25-11-1951 19- 5-1954 2 10
Jan ELFRING 31-10-1926 2-12-1928 2 15
17.Law ADAM 7- 5-1933 7- 5-1933 1 1
Charles DE BOCK 1-11-1936 1-11-1936 1 1
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE 24- 3-1913 15- 3-1914 1 4
Jan KLIJNJAN 13- 9-1967 5- 6-1968 1 5
André ROOSENBURG 26- 5-1948 3- 4-1955 1 5
Jan GIELENS 23-10-1925 13- 6-1926 1 6
Joop VAN NELLEN 2-12-1928 29- 5-1932 1 12
André LE FÈVRE 19-11-1922 3- 5-1925 1 17
Name First Last Caps Goals
1.Roel WIERSMA 24-10-1954 19- 5-1955 5 0
2.André LE FÈVRE 19-11-1922 10- 5-1923 4 0
3.André ROOSENBURG 26- 5-1948 26- 7-1948 3 1
4.Rinus SCHAAP 15- 9-1956 14-10-1956 2 0
Note: André LE FÈVRE played in the fourth level Derde Klasse E in the
western region in the 1922/23 season; the other three players
obtained the above caps while at the third level; all caps listed
here are also included in the 'second class' overviews above and
should not be added to them separately.
In total 47 clubs (45 in the Netherlands and 2 abroad, Nottingham Forest and Pisa) had players appearing for the Dutch national team while playing at the domestic second level or below. Two clubs (ADO and HFC) had three different players to do so, seven others (DHC, DOSKO, Hercules, Neptunus, Quick (Den Haag), SHS and Sittard) had two different players doing so (the relevant number of players for all clubs is also listed in the column #). Three of these (ADO, Hercules and DOSKO) earned the distinction of providing two players in the same match for Oranje while at the second level: Hercules with Buitenweg and Gielens in 2 matches during the 1925/26 season, ADO with Quax and Tap for 3 matches in the spring of 1926 (on 13- 6-1926, both ADO and Hercules provided two players), and DOSKO with Bennaars and Overbeeke for 3 matches in the last amateur season, 1953/54. Two players (Clavan and Roosenburg) played for Oranje while at the second or lower level with two different lower level clubs.
Club (Home Town) (#) First Last Caps Goals
1.Unitas (Gorinchem) (1) 14- 6-1931 5- 6-1938 36 5
2.Kampong (Utrecht) (1) 19-11-1922 3- 5-1925 17 1
3.ADO (Den Haag) (3) 25-10-1925 28- 4-1957 16 10
Concordia (Delft) (1) 21-12-1907 28- 4-1912 16 16
Neptunus (Rotterdam) (2) 10-12-1933 21- 5-1938 16 13
6.Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) (1) 31-10-1926 2-12-1928 15 2
7.Stormvogels (IJmuiden) (1) 6-11-1949 14- 5-1952 14 0
8.DHC (Delft) (2) 2-12-1928 1- 4-1962 13 1
DOSKO (Bergen op Zoom) (2) 25-11-1951 19- 5-1954 13 2
10.Hercules (Utrecht) (2) 19- 4-1925 30- 5-1928 11 7
11.HFC (Haarlem) (3) 28- 8-1920 7- 5-1933 10 0
UVV (Utrecht) (1) 16- 3-1912 20- 4-1913 10 8
13.DCV (Krimpen a/d IJssel) (1) 18- 4-1948 16- 6-1949 9 0
14.'t Gooi (Hilversum) (1) 13- 3-1955 14-10-1956 8 0
15.Nottingham Forest (1) 11-10-1997 11- 7-1998 7 2
RFC (Rotterdam) (1) 17- 2-1935 3- 5-1936 7 3
17.DFC (Dordrecht) (1) 13- 9-1967 5- 6-1968 5 1
Donar (Hilversum) (1) 24-10-1954 19- 5-1955 5 0
NEC (Nijmegen) (1) 4- 9-1974 30- 5-1975 5 0
Quick (Den Haag) (2) 28- 8-1920 10-12-1933 5 0
Xerxes (Rotterdam) (1) 2-11-1930 14- 6-1931 5 5
ZAC (Zwolle) (1) 11- 3-1934 27- 5-1934 5 8
23.Achilles'94 (Assen) (1) 24- 3-1913 15- 3-1914 4 1
Pisa (1) 17-10-1984 14- 5-1985 4 4
25.Neptunia (Delfzijl) (1) 26- 5-1948 26- 7-1948 3 1
Sittard (2) 12- 5-1946 31- 7-1948 3 2
27.Ajax (Amsterdam) (1) 19- 3-1911 2- 4-1911 2 0
Hermes DVS (Schiedam) (1) 11- 3-1928 1- 4-1928 2 0
Holland Sport (Den Haag) (1) 25-10-1964 26- 1-1965 2 0
LONGA (Tilburg) (1) 18- 4-1927 1- 5-1927 2 3
PSV (Eindhoven) (1) 18- 4-1926 2- 5-1926 2 0
SHS (Den Haag) (2) 4-11-1956 11-11-1962 2 0
Sittardia (Sittard) (1) 17- 4-1966 11- 5-1966 2 0
Sneek (1) 24-10-1954 3- 4-1955 2 0
VOC (Rotterdam) (1) 10- 4-1910 24- 4-1910 2 0
ZFC (Zaandam) (1) 23- 4-1939 7- 5-1039 2 0
37.AFC (Amsterdam) (1) 4- 4-1937 4- 4-1937 1 0
Bloemendaal (1) 1-11-1936 1-11-1936 1 1
DWS (Amsterdam) (1) 26- 9-1962 26- 9-1962 1 0
EDO (Haarlem) (1) 21- 4-1940 21- 4-1940 1 0
HVV (Den Haag) (1) 7- 5-1933 7- 5-1933 1 1
Quick (Kampen) (1) 1- 4-1907 1- 4-1907 1 0
Rigtersbleek (Enschede) (1) 19- 4-1953 19- 4-1953 1 0
SVV (Schiedam) (1) 31- 3-1940 31- 3-1940 1 0
UD (Deventer) (1) 13- 3-1927 13- 3-1927 1 0
Voorwaarts (Utrecht) (1) 13- 6-1926 13- 6-1926 1 0
Willem II (Tilburg) (1) 20-10-1963 20-10-1963 1 0
Clubs in italics include representations below second class level.
Below all 47 lower level clubs (both in the Netherlands and abroad) to
be represented by one or more players in the Dutch national team are
listed in alphabetical order.
After the bold face club name, the relevant players are
listed in italics (also in alphabetical order if a club was represented
by more than one player in the national team while playing below the
first level); the player name is followed by the seasons in which he
represented his club at a lower level (the class the club competed in
is added between brackets after the season) and the dates of the matches
in which he played (with the number of goals he scored, if any, added
between brackets after the date).
Note that various players played (many) more matches for the national team when representing a first class club; those caps are not included here (but in the relevant player files wherever available).
Achilles'94 (Assen) (1 player, 4 matches, 1 goal)
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE
4 matches, 1 goal
1912/13 (Noord 2e Klasse)
24- 3-13, 20- 4-13
1913/14 (Noord 2e Klasse)
15-11-13, 15- 3-14 (1)
NB: until 1916 the northern region did not have an Eerste Klasse. The
first cap of Westra van Holthe, on 24- 3-1913, was the historical
first ever win (2-1) against the England Amateur side at Houtrust.
ADO (Den Haag) (3 players, 16 matches, 10 goals)
Kees QUAX
3 matches
1925/26 (West II 2e Klasse B)
18- 4-26, 2- 5-26, 13- 6-26
Wim TAP
11 matches, 10 goals
1925/26 (West II 2e Klasse B)
25-10-25 (1), 14- 3-26 (1), 28- 3-26, 18- 4-26 (1), 2- 5-26 (1),
13- 6-26
1926/27 (West II 2e Klasse B)
31-10-26 (2), 13- 3-27, 18- 4-27 (2), 1- 5-27 (2), 12- 6-27
Theo TIMMERMANS
2 matches
1956/57 (eerste divisie)
3- 4-57, 28- 4-57
AFC (Amsterdam) (1 player, 1 match)
Charles LUNGEN
1 match
1936/37 (West I 2e Klasse B)
4- 4-37
Ajax (Amsterdam) (1 player, 2 matches)
Gé FORTGENS
2 matches
1910/11 (West 2e Klasse B)
19- 3-11, 2- 4-11
Alcmaria Victrix (Alkmaar) (1 player, 15 matches, 2 goals)
Jan ELFRING
15 matches, 2 goals
1926/27 (West I 2e Klasse A)
31-10-26, 13- 3-27, 18- 4-27, 1- 5-27, 12- 6-27 (1)
1927/28 (West I 2e Klasse A)
13-11-27, 20-11-27, 11- 3-28, 22- 4-28 (1), 6- 5-28,
30- 5-28, 5- 6-28, 8- 6-28
1928/29 (West I 2e Klasse A)
4-11-28, 2-12-28
Bloemendaal (1 player, 1 match, 1 goal)
Charles DE BOCK
1 match, 1 goal
1936/37 (West I 2e Klasse B - relegated!)
1-11-36 (1)
Concordia (Delft) (1 player, 16 matches, 16 goals)
Jan THOMÉE
16 matches, 16 goals
1907/08 (West 2e Klasse C)
21-12-07, 29- 3-08 (2), 26- 4-08 (2), 10- 5-08 (1)
1908/09 (West 2e Klasse B)
22-10-08, 23-10-08, 25-10-08 (1)
1909/10 (West 2e Klasse A)
10- 4-10 (2), 24- 4-10 (2)
1910/11 (West 2e Klasse A)
16-10-10 (1), 19- 3-11 (1), 17- 4-11
1911/12 (West 2e Klasse B)
10- 3-12 (2), 16- 3-12, 24- 3-12 (2), 28- 4-12
DCV (Krimpen a/d IJssel) (1 player, 9 matches)
Rinus TERLOUW
9 matches
1947/48 (West II 2e Klasse A)
18- 4-48, 26- 5-48, 9- 6-48
1948/49 (West II 2e Klasse A)
26- 7-48, 31- 7-48, 21-11-48, 23- 4-49, 12- 6-49, 16- 6-49
DFC (Dordrecht) (1 player, 5 matches, 1 goal)
Jan KLIJNJAN
5 matches, 1 goal
1967/68 (eerste divisie)
13- 9-67, 7- 4-68 (1), 1- 5-68, 30- 5-68, 5- 6-68
DHC (Delft) (2 players, 13 matches, 1 goal)
Piet LAGARDE
1 match
1961/62 (eerste divisie A)
1- 4-62
Joop VAN NELLEN
12 matches, 1 goal
1928/29 (West II 2e Klasse A)
2-12-28, 17- 3-29
1930/31 (West II 2e Klasse A)
2-11-30 (1), 29- 3-31, 26- 4-31, 3- 5-31, 14- 6-31
1931/32 (West II 2e Klasse A)
29-11-31, 20- 3-32, 17- 4-32, 8- 5-32, 29- 5-32
Donar (Hilversum) (1 player, 5 matches)
Roel WIERSMA
5 matches (all at third level)
1954/55 (West I 3e Klasse C) (third level)
24-10-54, 13- 3-55, 3- 4-55, 1- 5-55, 19- 5-55
DOSKO (Bergen op Zoom) (2 players, 13 matches, 2 goals)
Rinus BENNAARS
10 matches, 2 goals
1951/52 (Zuid I 2e Klasse B)
25-11-51 (1), 14- 5-52
1952/53 (Zuid I 2e Klasse B)
16- 7-52, 21- 9-52, 19-10-52, 15-11-52
1953/54 (Zuid I 2e Klasse B)
25-10-53, 7- 3-54 (1), 4- 4-54, 19- 5-54
Louis OVERBEEKE
3 matches
1953/54 (Zuid I 2e Klasse B)
25-10-53, 7- 3-54, 4- 4-54
DWS (Amsterdam) (1 player, 1 match)
Jan JONGBLOED
1 match
1962/63 (eerste divisie)
26- 9-62
EDO (Haarlem) (1 player, 1 match)
Joop WILLE
1 match
1939/40 (West I klasse C (2nd level))
21- 4-40
't Gooi (Hilversum) (1 player, 8 matches)
Rinus SCHAAP
8 matches (6 at second, 2 at third level)
1954/55 (West I 2e Klasse A)
13- 3-55, 3- 4-55, 19- 5-55
1955/56 (eerste klasse B)
16-10-55, 6-11-55, 16-11-55
1956/57 (2e divisie B) (third level)
15- 9-56, 14-10-56
Hercules (Utrecht) (2 players, 11 matches, 7 goals)
Wout BUITENWEG
5 matches, 6 goals
1924/25 (West II 2e Klasse B)
19- 4-25 (1), 3- 5-25 (3)
1925/26 (West I 2e Klasse B)
25-10-25 (1), 13- 6-26 (1)
1927/28 (West II 2e Klasse A)
30- 5-28
Jan GIELENS
6 matches, 1 goal
1925/26 (West I 2e Klasse B)
25-10-25, 14- 3-26, 28- 3-26 (1), 18- 4-26, 2- 5-26, 13- 6-26
Hermes DVS (Schiedam) (1 player, 2 matches)
Jaap VAN DER GRIEND
2 matches
1927/28 (West II 2e Klasse A)
11- 3-28, 1- 4-28
HFC (Haarlem) (3 players, 10 matches)
Frits KUIPERS
1 match
1922/23 (West Overgangsklasse)
2- 4-23
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN
5 matches
1932/33 (West I 2e Klasse B)
4-12-32, 22- 1-33, 5- 3-33, 9- 4-33, 7- 5-33
Ben VERWEIJ
4 matches
1920/21 (West Overgangsklasse - relegated!)
28- 8-20, 29- 8-20, 31- 8-20, 5- 9-20
Holland Sport (Den Haag) (1 player, 2 matches)
Matthijs "Mick" CLAVAN
2 matches - see also SHS
1964/65 (eerste divisie)
25-10-64, 26- 1-65
HVV (Den Haag) (1 player, 1 match, 1 goal)
Law ADAM
1 match, 1 goal
1932/33 (West II 2e Klasse A)
7- 5-1933 (1)
Kampong (Utrecht) (1 player, 17 matches, 1 goal)
André LE FÈVRE
17 matches, 1 goal (4 matches at fourth level)
1922/23 (West 3e Klasse E) (fourth level)
19-11-22, 2- 4-23, 29- 4-23, 10- 5-23
1923/24 (West I 2e Klasse B)
23- 3-24, 21- 4-24, 27- 4-24, 27- 5-24, 2- 6-24,
6- 6-24, 8- 6-24 (1), 9- 6-24
1924/25 (West II 2e Klasse B)
2-11-24, 15- 3-25, 29- 3-25, 19- 4-25, 3- 5-25
NB: Kampong jumped from the fourth to the second domestic level in
1923 due to the reorganisation of football in the western region,
in particular the introduction of a second first level group.
LONGA (Tilburg) (1 player, 2 matches, 3 goals)
Leo GHERING
2 matches, 3 goals
1926/27 (Zuid 2e Klasse A)
18- 4-27 (3), 1- 5-27
NEC (Nijmegen) (1 player, 5 matches)
Jan PETERS
5 matches
1974/75 (eerste divisie)
4- 9-74, 9-10-74, 30- 4-75, 17- 5-75, 30- 5-75
Neptunia (Delfzijl) (1 player, 3 matches, 1 goal)
André ROOSENBURG
3 matches, 1 goal (all at third level) - see also Sneek
1947/48 (Noord 3e klasse C) (third level)
26- 5-48, 9- 6-48, 26- 7-48 (1)
NB: André Roosenburg is the only Dutch player to score a goal for the
national team while plying his club football at the third domestic
level, and he managed that at the Olympic Games.
Neptunus (Rotterdam) (2 players, 16 matches, 13 goals)
Leen VENTE
9 matches, 9 goals
1933/34 (West II 2e Klasse B)
10-12-33, 11- 3-34 (5), 8- 4-34 (1), 29- 4-34 (1),
10- 5-34 (1), 27- 5-34 (1)
1934/35 (West II 2e Klasse B)
4-11-34, 17- 2-35
1935/36 (West II 2e Klasse B)
3-11-35
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK
7 matches, 4 goals
1936/37 (West II 2e Klasse A)
31- 1-37 (1), 7- 3-37, 4- 4-37
1937/38 (West II 2e Klasse A)
28-11-37, 27- 2-38 (1), 3- 4-38 (1), 21- 5-38
Nottingham Forest (1 player, 7 matches, 2 goals)
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK
7 matches, 2 goals
1997/98 (England - Division One)
11-10-97, 21- 2-98, 24- 2-98, 5- 6-98 (1), 20- 6-98 (1),
7- 7-98, 11- 7-98
Pisa (1 player, 4 matches, 4 goals)
Wim KIEFT
4 matches, 4 goals
1984/85 (Italy - Serie B)
17-10-84 (1), 27- 2-85 (2), 1- 5-85 (1), 14- 5-85
PSV (Eindhoven) (1 player, 2 matches)
Jan HASSINK
2 matches
1925/26 (Zuid 2e Klasse B)
18- 4-26, 2- 5-26
Quick (Den Haag) (2 players, 5 matches)
Leo BOSSCHART
4 matches
1920/21 (West Overgangsklasse)
28- 8-20, 29- 8-20, 31- 8-20, 5- 9-20
Arend SCHOEMAKER
1 match
1933/34 (West II 2e Klasse A)
10-12-33
Quick (Kampen) (1 player, 1 match)
Jan VAN BEEK
1 match
1906/07 (Oost 2e Klasse C)
1- 4-07
RFC (Rotterdam) (1 player, 7 matches, 3 goals)
Daaf DROK
7 matches, 3 goals
1934/35 (West II 2e Klasse B)
17- 2-35, 12- 5-35, 18- 5-35
1935/36 (West II 2e Klasse A)
8-12-35 (1), 12- 1-36 (1), 29- 3-36 (1), 3- 5-36
Rigtersbleek (Enschede) (1 player, 1 match)
Wim BLEIJENBERG
1952/53 (Oost 2e Klasse A)
19- 4-53
SHS (Den Haag) (2 players, 2 matches)
Matthijs "Mick" CLAVAN
1 match - see also Holland Sport
1962/63 (eerste divisie)
11-11-62
Wim LANDMAN
1 match
1956/57 (eerste divisie B)
4-11-56
Sittard (2 players, 3 matches, 2 goals)
Bram APPEL
1 match, 2 goals
1947/48 (Zuid II 2e Klasse B)
31- 7-48 (2)
Gerard KUPPEN
2 matches
1945/46 (Zuid II 2e Klasse B)
12- 5-46, 30- 5-46
Sittardia (Sittard) (1 player, 2 matches)
Willy DULLENS
1965/66 (eerste divisie)
17- 4-66, 11- 5-66
Sneek (1 player, 2 matches)
André ROOSENBURG
2 matches - see also Neptunia
1954/55 (Noord 2e Klasse A)
24-10-54, 3- 4-55
Stormvogels (IJmuiden) (1 player, 14 matches)
Piet KRAAK
14 matches
1949/50 (West I 2e Klasse B)
6-11-49, 11-12-49, 16- 4-50, 8- 6-50, 11- 6-50
1950/51 (West I 2e Klasse A)
15-10-50, 12-11-50, 10-12-50, 15- 4-51, 6- 6-51
1951/52 (West I 2e Klasse A)
27-10-51, 25-11-51, 6- 4-52, 14- 5-52
SVV (Schiedam) (1 player, 1 match)
Jan POULUS
1 match
1939/40 (West II 2e Klasse B)
31- 3-40
UD (Deventer) (1 player, 1 match)
Dolf SCHEEFFER
1 match
1926/27 (Oost 2e Klasse B)
13- 3-27
Unitas (Gorinchem) (1 player, 36 matches, 5 goals)
Frank WELS
36 matches, 5 goals
1930/31 (West II 2e Klasse A)
14- 6-31
1931/32 (West II 2e Klasse A)
29-11-31, 20- 3-32, 17- 4-32, 8- 5-32, 29- 5-32
1932/33 (West II 2e Klasse A)
5- 3-33, 9- 4-33, 7- 5-33
1933/34 (West II 2e Klasse A)
10-12-33, 11- 3-34, 8- 4-34, 29- 4-34, 10- 5-34, 27- 5-34
1934/35 (West II 2e Klasse A)
4-11-34, 17- 2-35, 31- 3-35, 12- 5-35, 18- 5-35
1935/36 (West II 2e Klasse A)
3-11-35 (1), 8-12-35, 12- 1-36 (1), 29- 3-36 (1), 3- 5-36
1936/37 (West II 2e Klasse B)
1-11-36, 31- 1-37, 7- 3-37, 4- 4-37 (1), 2- 5-37
1937/38 (West II 2e Klasse B)
31-10-37, 28-11-37, 27- 2-38 (1), 3- 4-38, 21- 5-38,
5- 6-38
NB: technically, Frank WELS was without a club during the last three
matches in the 1935/36 season (on 12- 1-36, 29- 3-36 and 3- 5-36)
following an attempted move to Feijenoord which never materialised.
UVV (Utrecht) (1 player, 10 matches, 8 goals)
Jan VOS
10 matches, 8 goals
1911/12 (West 2e Klasse C)
16- 3-12, 24- 3-12, 29- 6-12 (2), 30- 6-12 (1), 2- 7-12,
4- 7-12 (5)
1912/13 (West 2e Klasse C)
17-11-12, 9- 3-13, 24- 3-13, 20- 4-13
VOC (Rotterdam) (1 player, 2 matches)
Arnold HÖRBURGER
2 matches
1909/10 (West 2e Klasse A)
10- 4-10, 24- 4-10
NB: in the first match on 10- 4-10, Arnold HÖRBURGER may have been
substituted (contravening the rules) during half-time by his twin
brother Anton HÖRBURGER, also a VOC player
Voorwaarts (Utrecht) (1 player, 1 match)
Cor VAN NUS
1 match
1925/26 (West I 2e Klasse B)
13- 6-26
Willem II (Tilburg) (1 player, 1 match)
Henk VRIENS
1 match
1963/64 (eerste divisie)
20-10-63
Xerxes (Rotterdam) (1 player, 5 matches, 5 goals)
Wim LAGENDAAL
5 matches, 5 goals
1930/31 (West II 2e Klasse A)
2-11-30 (1), 29- 3-31 (2), 26- 4-31, 3- 5-31, 14- 6-31 (2)
ZAC (Zwolle) (1 player, 5 matches, 8 goals)
Bep BAKHUYS
5 matches, 8 goals
1933/34 (Oost 2e Klasse A)
11- 3-34 (2), 8- 4-34 (2), 29- 4-34 (2), 10- 5-34 (2),
27- 5-34
ZFC (Zaandam) (1 player, 2 matches)
Hennie DIJKSTRA
2 matches
1938/39 (West I 2e Klasse B)
23- 4-39, 7- 5-39
Notes: Nr. counts the matches of the national team involving one or more
second class players
# denotes the number of second class players active in the match
For each match, all second class players are listed below it,
followed by a number denoting how many matches that player had
played for the national team as a second class player after the
match; a * denotes it was the final match of that player for the
national team as a second class player; K denotes goal keepers;
any goals scored by the player or other remarks are listed in
the same line as the player's name.
Nr. Date # Venue Opponents Score Competition
1 1- 4-07 1 Den Haag England (Am.) 1-8
Jan VAN BEEK-1*
2 21-12-07 1 Darlington England (Am.) 2-12
Jan THOMÉE-1
3 29- 3-08 1 Antwerpen Belgium 4-1
Jan THOMÉE-2 (2 goals)
4 26- 4-08 1 Rotterdam Belgium 3-1
Jan THOMÉE-3 (2 goals)
5 10- 5-08 1 Rotterdam France 4-1
Jan THOMÉE-4 (1 goal)
6 22-10-08 1 London Great Britain 0-4 Olympic Games
Jan THOMÉE-5
7 23-10-08 1 London Sweden 2-0 Olympic Games
Jan THOMÉE-6
8 25-10-08 1 Den Haag Sweden 5-3
Jan THOMÉE-7 (1 goal)
9 10- 4-10 2 Haarlem Belgium 7-0
Arnold HÖRBURGER-1 (replaced by Anton HÖRBURGER?)
Jan THOMÉE-8 (2 goals)
10 24- 4-10 2 Arnhem Germany 4-2
Arnold HÖRBURGER-2*
Jan THOMÉE-9 (2 goals)
11 16-10-10 1 Kleve Germany 2-1
Jan THOMÉE-10 (1 goal)
12 19- 3-11 2 Antwerpen Belgium 5-1
Gé FORTGENS-1
Jan THOMÉE-11 (1 goal)
13 2- 4-11 1 Dordrecht Belgium 3-1
Gé FORTGENS-2*
14 17- 4-11 1 Amsterdam England (Am.) 0-1
Jan THOMÉE-12
15 10- 3-12 1 Antwerpen Belgium 2-1
Jan THOMÉE-13 (2 goals)
16 16- 3-12 2 Hull England (Am.) 0-4
Jan THOMÉE-14
Jan VOS-1
17 24- 3-12 2 Zwolle Germany 5-5
Jan THOMÉE-15 (2 goals)
Jan VOS-2
18 28- 4-12 1 Dordrecht Belgium 4-3
Jan THOMÉE-16*
19 29- 6-12 1 Stockholm Sweden 4-3 aet Olympic Games
Jan VOS-3 (2 goals)
20 30- 6-12 1 Stockholm Austria 3-1 Olympic Games
Jan VOS-4 (1 goal)
21 2- 7-12 1 Stockholm Denmark 1-4 Olympic Games
Jan VOS-5
22 4- 7-12 1 Stockholm Finland 9-0 Olympic Games
Jan VOS-6 (5 goals)
23 17-11-12 1 Leipzig Germany 3-2
Jan VOS-7
24 9- 3-13 1 Antwerpen Belgium 3-3
Jan VOS-8
25 24- 3-13 2 Den Haag England (Am.) 2-1
Jan VOS-9
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE-1
26 20- 4-13 2 Zwolle Belgium 2-4
Jan VOS-10*
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE-2
27 15-11-13 1 Hull England (Am.) 1-2
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE-3
28 15- 3-14 1 Antwerpen Belgium 4-2
Willy WESTRA VAN HOLTHE-4* (1 goal)
29 28- 8-20 2 Brussel Luxembourg 3-0 Olympic Games
Leo BOSSCHART-1
Ben VERWEIJ-1
30 29- 8-20 2 Antwerpen Sweden 5-4 aet Olympic Games
Leo BOSSCHART-2
Ben VERWEIJ-2
31 31- 8-20 2 Antwerpen Belgium 0-3 Olympic Games
Leo BOSSCHART-3
Ben VERWEIJ-3
32 5- 9-20 2 Antwerpen Spain 1-3 Olympic Games
Leo BOSSCHART-4*
Ben VERWEIJ-4*
33 19-11-22 1 Bern Switzerland 0-5
André LE FÈVRE-1 [4th level]
34 2- 4-23 2 Amsterdam France 8-1
Frits KUIPERS-1*
André LE FÈVRE-2 [4th level]
35 29- 4-23 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
André LE FÈVRE-3 [4th level]
36 10- 5-23 1 Hamburg Germany 0-0
André LE FÈVRE-4 [4th level]
37 23- 3-24 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
André LE FÈVRE-5
38 21- 4-24 1 Amsterdam Germany 0-1
André LE FÈVRE-6
39 27- 4-24 1 Antwerpen Belgium 1-1
André LE FÈVRE-7
40 27- 5-24 1 Paris Romania 6-0 Olympic Games
André LE FÈVRE-8
41 2- 6-24 1 Paris Ireland 2-1 aet Olympic Games
André LE FÈVRE-9
42 6- 6-24 1 Paris Uruguay 1-2 Olympic Games
André LE FÈVRE-10
43 8- 6-24 1 Paris Sweden 1-1 aet Olympic Games
André LE FÈVRE-11 (1 goal)
44 9- 6-24 1 Paris Sweden 1-3 Olympic Games
André LE FÈVRE-12
45 2-11-24 1 Amsterdam South Africa 2-1
André LE FÈVRE-13
46 15- 3-25 1 Antwerpen Belgium 1-0
André LE FÈVRE-14
47 29- 3-25 1 Amsterdam Germany 2-1
André LE FÈVRE-15
48 19- 4-25 2 Zürich Switzerland 1-4
Wout BUITENWEG-1 (1 goal)
André LE FÈVRE-16
49 3- 5-25 2 Amsterdam Belgium 5-0
Wout BUITENWEG-2 (3 goals)
André LE FÈVRE-17*
50 25-10-25 3 Amsterdam Denmark 4-2
Wout BUITENWEG-3 (1 goal)
Jan GIELENS-1
Wim TAP-1 (1 goal)
51 14- 3-26 2 Antwerpen Belgium 1-1
Jan GIELENS-2
Wim TAP-2 (1 goal)
52 28- 3-26 2 Amsterdam Switzerland 5-0
Jan GIELENS-3 (1 goal)
Wim TAP-3
53 18- 4-26 4 Düsseldorf Germany 2-4
Jan GIELENS-4
Jan HASSINK-1
Kees QUAX-1 K
Wim TAP-4 (1 goal)
54 2- 5-26 4 Amsterdam Belgium 1-5
Jan GIELENS-5
Jan HASSINK-2*
Kees QUAX-2 K
Wim TAP-5 (1 goal)
55 13- 6-26 5 København Denmark 1-4
Wout BUITENWEG-4 (1 goal)
Jan GIELENS-6*
Cor VAN NUS-1*
Kees QUAX-3* K
Wim TAP-6
56 31-10-26 2 Amsterdam Germany 2-3
Jan ELFRING-1
Wim TAP-7 (2 goals)
57 13- 3-27 3 Antwerpen Belgium 0-2
Jan ELFRING-2
Dolf SCHEEFFER-1*
Wim TAP-8
58 18- 4-27 3 Amsterdam Czechoslov. Am. 8-1
Jan ELFRING-3
Leo GHERING-1 (3 goals)
Wim TAP-9 (2 goals)
59 1- 5-27 3 Amsterdam Belgium 3-2
Jan ELFRING-4
Leo GHERING-2*
Wim TAP-10 (2 goals)
60 12- 6-27 2 København Denmark 1-1
Jan ELFRING-5 (1 goal)
Wim TAP-11*
61 13-11-27 1 Amsterdam Sweden 1-0
Jan ELFRING-6
62 20-11-27 1 Köln Germany 2-2
Jan ELFRING-7
63 11- 3-28 2 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
Jan ELFRING-8
Jaap VAN DER GRIEND-1
64 1- 4-28 1 Antwerpen Belgium 0-1
Jaap VAN DER GRIEND-2*
65 22- 4-28 1 Amsterdam Denmark 2-0
Jan ELFRING-9 (1 goal)
66 6- 5-28 1 Basel Switzerland 1-2
Jan ELFRING-10
67 30- 5-28 2 Amsterdam Uruguay 0-2 Olympic Games
Wout BUITENWEG-5*
Jan ELFRING-11
68 5- 6-28 1 Rotterdam Belgium 3-1 OG Consolation Tourn.
Jan ELFRING-12
69 8- 6-28 1 Rotterdam Chile 2-2 aet OG Consolation Tourn.
Jan ELFRING-13
70 4-11-28 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
Jan ELFRING-14
71 2-12-28 2 Milano Italy 2-3
Jan ELFRING-15*
Joop VAN NELLEN-1
72 17- 3-29 1 Amsterdam Switzerland 3-2
Joop VAN NELLEN-2
73 2-11-30 2 Zürich Switzerland 3-6
Wim LAGENDAAL-1 (1 goal)
Joop VAN NELLEN-3 (1 goal)
74 29- 3-31 2 Amsterdam Belgium 3-2
Wim LAGENDAAL-2 (2 goals)
Joop VAN NELLEN-4
75 26- 4-31 2 Amsterdam Germany 1-1
Wim LAGENDAAL-3
Joop VAN NELLEN-5
76 3- 5-31 2 Antwerpen Belgium 2-4
Wim LAGENDAAL-4
Joop VAN NELLEN-6
77 14- 6-31 3 København Denmark 2-0
Wim LAGENDAAL-5* (2 goals)
Joop VAN NELLEN-7
Frank WELS-1
78 29-11-31 2 Paris France 4-3
Joop VAN NELLEN-8
Frank WELS-2
79 20- 3-32 2 Antwerpen Belgium 4-1
Joop VAN NELLEN-9
Frank WELS-3
80 17- 4-32 2 Amsterdam Belgium 2-1
Joop VAN NELLEN-10
Frank WELS-4
81 8- 5-32 2 Amsterdam Ireland 0-2
Joop VAN NELLEN-11
Frank WELS-5
82 29- 5-32 2 Amsterdam Czechoslovakia 1-2
Joop VAN NELLEN-12*
Frank WELS-6
83 4-12-32 1 Düsseldorf Germany 2-0
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN-1 K
84 22- 1-33 1 Amsterdam Switzerland 0-2
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN-2 K
85 5- 3-33 2 Amsterdam Hungary 1-2
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN-3 K
Frank WELS-7
86 9- 4-33 2 Antwerpen Belgium 3-1
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN-4 K
Frank WELS-8
87 7- 5-33 3 Amsterdam Belgium 1–2
Law ADAM-1* (1 goal)
Gejus VAN DER MEULEN-5* K
Frank WELS-9
88 10-12-33 3 Amsterdam Austria 0-1
Arend SCHOEMAKER-1*
Leen VENTE-1
Frank WELS-10
89 11- 3-34 3 Amsterdam Belgium 9-3
Bep BAKHUYS-1 (2 goals)
Leen VENTE-2 (5 goals)
Frank WELS-11
90 8- 4-34 3 Amsterdam Ireland 5-2 World Cup Qualifier
Bep BAKHUYS-2 (2 goals)
Leen VENTE-3 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-12
91 29- 4-34 3 Antwerpen Belgium 4-2 World Cup Qualifier
Bep BAKHUYS-3 (2 goals)
Leen VENTE-4 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-13
92 10- 5-34 3 Amsterdam France 4-5
Bep BAKHUYS-4 (2 goals)
Leen VENTE-5 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-14
93 27- 5-34 3 Milano Switzerland 2-3 World Cup
Bep BAKHUYS-5*
Leen VENTE-6 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-15
94 4-11-34 2 Bern Switzerland 4-2
Leen VENTE-7
Frank WELS-16
95 17- 2-35 3 Amsterdam Germany 2-3
Daaf DROK-1
Leen VENTE-8
Frank WELS-17
96 31- 3-35 1 Amsterdam Belgium 4-2
Frank WELS-18
97 12- 5-35 2 Brussel Belgium 2-0
Daaf DROK-2
Frank WELS-19
98 18- 5-35 2 Amsterdam England 0-1
Daaf DROK-3
Frank WELS-20
99 3-11-35 2 Amsterdam Denmark 3-0
Leen VENTE-9*
Frank WELS-21 (1 goal)
100 8-12-35 2 Dublin Ireland 5-3
Daaf DROK-4 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-22
101 12- 1-36 2 Paris France 6-1
Daaf DROK-5 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-23 (1 goal)
102 29- 3-36 2 Amsterdam Belgium 8-0
Daaf DROK-6 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-24 (1 goal)
103 3- 5-36 2 Bruxelles Belgium 1-1
Daaf DROK-7*
Frank WELS-25
104 1-11-36 2 Amsterdam Norway 3-3
Charles DE BOCK-1* (1 goal)
Frank WELS-26
105 31- 1-37 2 Düsseldorf Germany 2-2
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-1 (2 goals)
Frank WELS-27
106 7- 3-37 2 Amsterdam Switzerland 2-1
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-2
Frank WELS-28
107 4- 4-37 3 Antwerpen Belgium 1-2
Charles LUNGEN-1*
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-3
Frank WELS-29 (1 goal)
108 2- 5-37 1 Rotterdam Belgium 1-0
Frank WELS-30
109 31-10-37 1 Amsterdam France 2-3
Frank WELS-31
110 28-11-37 2 Rotterdam Luxembourg 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-4
Frank WELS-32
111 27- 2-38 2 Rotterdam Belgium 7-2
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-5 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-33 (1 goal)
112 3- 4-38 2 Antwerpen Belgium 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-6 (1 goal)
Frank WELS-34
113 21- 5-38 2 Amsterdam Scotland 1-3
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK-7*
Frank WELS-35
114 5- 6-38 1 Le Havre Czechoslovakia 0-3 aet World Cup
Frank WELS-36*
115 23- 4-39 1 Amsterdam Belgium 3-2
Hennie DIJKSTRA-1 K
116 7- 5-39 1 Bern Switzerland 1-2
Hennie DIJKSTRA-2* K
117 31- 3-40 1 Rotterdam Luxembourg 4-5
Jan POULUS-1*
118 21- 4-40 1 Amsterdam Belgium 4-2
Joop WILLE-1* K [82' for Van Male]
119 12- 5-46 1 Amsterdam Belgium 6-3
Gerard KUPPEN-1
120 30- 5-46 1 Antwerpen Belgium 2-2
Gerard KUPPEN-2*
121 18- 4-48 1 Rotterdam Belgium 2-2
Rinus TERLOUW-1
122 26- 5-48 2 Oslo Norway 2-1
André ROOSENBURG-1 [3rd level]
Rinus TERLOUW-2
123 9- 6-48 2 Amsterdam Sweden 1-0
André ROOSENBURG-2 [3rd level]
Rinus TERLOUW-3
124 26- 7-48 2 Portsmouth Ireland 3-1 Olympic Games
André ROOSENBURG-3 (1 goal) [3rd level]
Rinus TERLOUW-4
125 31- 7-48 2 London Great Britain 3-4 aet Olympic Games
Bram APPEL-1* (2 goals)
Rinus TERLOUW-5
126 21-11-48 1 Antwerpen Belgium 1-1
Rinus TERLOUW-6
127 23- 4-49 1 Rotterdam France 4-1
Rinus TERLOUW-7
128 12- 6-49 1 København Denmark 2-1
Rinus TERLOUW-8
129 16- 6-49 1 Helsinki Finland 4-1
Rinus TERLOUW-9*
130 6-11-49 1 Rotterdam Belgium 0-1
Piet KRAAK-1 K
131 11-12-49 1 Amsterdam Denmark 0-1
Piet KRAAK-2 K
132 16- 4-50 1 Antwerpen Belgium 0-2
Piet KRAAK-3 K
133 8- 6-50 1 Stockholm Sweden 1-4
Piet KRAAK-4 K
134 11- 6-50 1 Helsinki Finland 1-4
Piet KRAAK-5 K
135 15-10-50 1 Basel Switzerland 5-7
Piet KRAAK-6 K
136 12-11-50 1 Antwerpen Belgium 2-7
Piet KRAAK-7 K
137 10-12-50 1 Paris France 2–5
Piet KRAAK-8 K
138 15- 4-51 1 Amsterdam Belgium 5-4
Piet KRAAK-9 K
139 6- 6-51 1 Rotterdam Norway 2-3
Piet KRAAK-10 K
140 27-10-51 1 Rotterdam Finland 4-4
Piet KRAAK-11 K
141 25-11-51 2 Rotterdam Belgium 6-7
Rinus BENNAARS-1 (1 goal)
Piet KRAAK-12 K
142 6- 4-52 1 Antwerpen Belgium 2-4
Piet KRAAK-13 K
143 14- 5-52 2 Amsterdam Sweden 0-0
Rinus BENNAARS-2
Piet KRAAK-14* K
144 16- 7-52 1 Turku Brazil 1-5 Olympic Games
Rinus BENNAARS-3
145 21- 9-52 1 København Denmark 2-3
Rinus BENNAARS-4
146 19-10-52 1 Antwerpen Belgium 1-2
Rinus BENNAARS-5
147 15-11-52 1 Hull England Am. 2-2
Rinus BENNAARS-6
148 19- 4-53 1 Amsterdam Belgium 0-2
Wim BLEIJENBERG-1*
149 25-10-53 2 Rotterdam Belgium 1-0
Rinus BENNAARS-7
Louis OVERBEEKE-1
150 7- 3-54 2 Rotterdam England Am. 1-0
Rinus BENNAARS-8 (1 goal)
Louis OVERBEEKE-2
151 4- 4-54 2 Antwerpen Belgium 0-4
Rinus BENNAARS-9
Louis OVERBEEKE-3*
152 19- 5-54 1 Stockholm Sweden 1–6
Rinus BENNAARS-10*
153 24-10-54 2 Antwerpen Belgium 3–4
André ROOSENBURG-4
Roel WIERSMA-1 [3rd level]
154 13- 3-55 2 Amsterdam Denmark 1-1
Rinus SCHAAP-1
Roel WIERSMA-2 [3rd level]
155 3- 4-55 3 Amsterdam Belgium 1-0
André ROOSENBURG-5*
Rinus SCHAAP-2
Roel WIERSMA-3 [3rd level]
156 1- 5-55 1 Dublin Ireland 0-1
Roel WIERSMA-4 [3rd level]
157 19- 5-55 2 Rotterdam Switzerland 4-1
Rinus SCHAAP-3
Roel WIERSMA-5* [3rd level]
158 16-10-55 1 Rotterdam Belgium 2-2
Rinus SCHAAP-4
159 6-11-55 1 Amsterdam Norway 3-0
Rinus SCHAAP-5
160 16-11-55 1 Saarbrücken Saar 2-1
Rinus SCHAAP-6
161 15- 9-56 1 Lausanne Switzerland 3-2
Rinus SCHAAP-7 [3rd level]
162 14-10-56 1 Antwerpen Belgium 3-2
Rinus SCHAAP-8* [3rd level]
163 4-11-56 1 København Denmark 2-2
Wim LANDMAN-1* K
164 3- 4-57 1 Amsterdam West Germany 1-2
Theo TIMMERMANS-1
165 28- 4-57 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
Theo TIMMERMANS-2*
166 1- 4-62 1 Antwerpen Belgium 1-3
Piet LAGARDE-1* K
167 26- 9-62 1 København Denmark 1-4
Jan JONGBLOED-1* K [84' for Lagarde]
168 11-11-62 1 Amsterdam Switzerland 3-1 European Champ. Qual.
Mick CLAVAN-1
169 20-10-63 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-1
Henk VRIENS-1*
170 25-10-64 1 Tiranë Albania 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
Mick CLAVAN-2
171 26- 1-65 1 Tel-Aviv Israel 1-0
Mick CLAVAN-3*
172 17- 4-66 1 Rotterdam Belgium 3-1
Willy DULLENS-1
173 11- 5-66 1 Glasgow Scotland 3-0
Willy DULLENS-2*
174 13- 9-67 1 Amsterdam East Germany 1-0 European Championship Qual.
Jan KLIJNJAN-1
175 7- 4-68 1 Amsterdam Belgium 1-2
Jan KLIJNJAN-2 (1 goal)
176 1- 5-68 1 Warszawa Poland 0-0
Jan KLIJNJAN-3
177 30- 5-68 1 Amsterdam Scotland 0-0
Jan KLIJNJAN-4
178 5- 6-68 1 Bucuresti Romania 0-0
Jan KLIJNJAN-5*
179 4- 9-74 1 Stockholm Sweden 5-1
Jan PETERS-1
180 9-10-74 1 Rotterdam Switzerland 1-0
Jan PETERS-2
181 30- 4-75 1 Antwerpen Belgium 0-1
Jan PETERS-3
182 17- 5-75 1 Frankfurt West Germany 1-1
Jan PETERS-4
183 30- 5-75 1 Beograd Yugoslavia 0-3
Jan PETERS-5*
184 17-10-84 1 Rotterdam Hungary 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
Wim KIEFT-1 (1 goal)
185 27- 2-85 1 Amsterdam Cyprus 7-1 World Cup Qualifier
Wim KIEFT-2 (2 goals)
186 1- 5-85 1 Rotterdam Austria 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
Wim KIEFT-3 (1 goal)
187 14- 5-85 1 Budapest Hungary 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
Wim KIEFT-4*
188 11-10-97 1 Amsterdam Turkey 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-1
189 21- 2-98 1 Miami United States 2-0
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-2
190 24- 2-98 1 Miami Mexico 3-2
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-3
191 5- 6-98 1 Amsterdam Nigeria 5-1
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-4 (1 goal)
192 20- 6-98 1 Marseille South Korea 5-0 World Cup
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-5 (1 goal)
193 7- 7-98 1 Marseille Brazil 1-1 2p4 World Cup
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-6
194 11- 7-98 1 Paris Croatia 1-2 World Cup
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK-7*
The Netherlands boasted a good Olympic football record in the amateur days, second only to Great Britain and Denmark. At the Olympics in 1908, 1912 and 1920 the team won the bronze medals, while the 1924 edition in France saw the most heroic Olympic effort by the Dutch side, which took a 1-0 semifinal lead against the highly favoured team from Uruguay and only succumbed 1-2 due to a most controversial penalty towards the end of the match for the eventual champions (who would have much less trouble in the final against Switzerland) before losing out on the bronze medals following a replay against Sweden. In all these Olympic tournaments (and also the 1928 edition in Amsterdam, where the Dutch were drawn against Uruguay in their first round match, unquestionably the worst ever draw for the hosts of a major international football tournament), at least one second class player appeared for the national side, with the prime effort undoubtedly that of UVV inside left Jan Vos, who scored 8 goals in 4 matches at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, including 5 in the bronze medal match against Finland.
Also in the two Olympics immediately following the second World War, in 1948 and 1952, the Dutch squad offered playing time to second class players. After 1952, the Dutch team would not qualify for an Olympic tournament until Beijing 2008, by which time the football tournament had become an age-restricted event and did not involve the full national side anymore.
The Dutch national team entered two of the three pre-War World Cups, and in both the 1934 and 1938 editions second class players took the field both in the qualifying matches and the final tournament, with Neptunus inside right Leen Vente scoring one of the two goals in the match lost to Switzerland in 1934. Frank Wels played at two World Cup final tournaments while a second class player.
After the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands in 1954, there were some sporadic appearances of players of second level Dutch clubs in qualifying matches in the 1960s before the Italian second level earned a representation in Dutch World Cup qualifiers thanks to Wim Kieft in the mid-1980s and the English second level even provided a Dutch World Cup player (and goalscorer) in the person of Pierre van Hooijdonk in 1998.
In total 19 different players represented the Dutch national team in 53 competitive matches while playing below the domestic top level; 9 of them together scored 25 goals in those matches.
1908 London
Jan Thomée 2 matches
22-10-08 semifinal Great Britain 0-4
23-10-08 bronze medal match Sweden 2-0
1912 Stockholm
Jan Vos 4 matches, 8 goals
29- 6-12 preliminary round Sweden 4-3 aet (2 goals)
30- 6-12 first round Austria 3-1 (1 goal)
2- 7-12 semifinal Denmark 1-4
4- 7-12 bronze medal match Finland 9-0 (5 goals)
1920 Antwerpen
Leo Bosschart 4 matches
28- 8-20 first round Luxembourg 3-0 (in Brussel)
29- 8-20 second round Sweden 5-4 aet
31- 8-20 semifinal Belgium 0-3
5- 9-20 silver medal match Spain 1-3
Ben Verweij 4 matches
28- 8-20 first round Luxembourg 3-0 (in Brussel)
29- 8-20 second round Sweden 5-4 aet
31- 8-20 semifinal Belgium 0-3
5- 9-20 silver medal match Spain 1-3
1924 Paris
André Le Fèvre 5 matches, 1 goal
27- 5-24 first round Romania 6-0
2- 6-24 second round Ireland 2-1 aet
6- 6-24 semifinal Uruguay 1-2
8- 6-24 bronze medal match Sweden 1-1 aet (1 goal)
9- 6-24 bronze medal replay Sweden 1-3
1928 Amsterdam
Wout Buitenweg 1 match
30- 5-28 first round Uruguay 0-2
Jan Elfring 3 matches
30- 5-28 first round Uruguay 0-2
5- 6-28 consolation round 1 Belgium 3-1 (in Rotterdam)
8- 6-28 consolation final Chile 2-2 aet (in Rotterdam)
[Netherlands won on lots but offered trophy to Chile]
1948 London
Bram Appel 1 match, 2 goals
31- 7-48 first round Great Britain 3-4 aet (2 goals)
André Roosenburg 1 match, 1 goal
26- 7-48 preliminary round Ireland 3-1 (1 goal) (in Portsmouth)
Rinus Terlouw 2 matches
26- 7-48 preliminary round Ireland 3-1 (in Portsmouth)
31- 7-48 first round Great Britain 3-4 aet
1952 Helsinki
Rinus Bennaars 1 match
16- 7-52 preliminary round Brazil 1-5 (in Turku)
Overall Olympic Balance
11 players (in 7 Olympic Games)
28 matches, 12 goals
1934 World Cup
Bep Bakhuys qualifying tournament: 2 matches, 4 goals
final tournament: 1 match
8- 4-34 qualifying 1st match Ireland 5-2 (2 goals)
29- 4-34 qualifying 2nd match Belgium 4-2 (2 goals)
27- 5-34 first round Switzerland 2-3
Leen Vente qualifying tournament: 2 matches, 2 goals
final tournament: 1 match, 1 goal
8- 4-34 qualifying 1st match Ireland 5-2 (1 goal)
29- 4-34 qualifying 2nd match Belgium 4-2 (1 goal)
27- 5-34 first round Switzerland 2-3 (1 goal)
Frank Wels qualifying tournament: 2 matches
final tournament: 1 match
8- 4-34 qualifying 1st match Ireland 5-2
29- 4-34 qualifying 2nd match Belgium 4-2
27- 5-34 first round Switzerland 2-3
1938 World Cup
Henk van Spaandonck qualifying tournament: 2 matches, 1 goal
28-11-37 qualifying 1st match Luxembourg 4-0
3- 4-38 qualifying 2nd match Belgium 1-1 (1 goal)
Frank Wels qualifying tournament: 2 matches
final tournament: 1 match
28-11-37 qualifying 1st match Luxembourg 4-0
3- 4-38 qualifying 2nd match Belgium 1-1
5- 6-38 first round Czechoslovakia 0-3 aet
Overall World Cup (Dutch Amateur Era) Balance
4 players (in 2 World Cups)
qualifying tournament: 10 matches, 7 goals
final tournament: 4 matches, 1 goal
1964 European Championship
Mick Clavan qualifying tournament: 1 match
11-11-62 first round 1st leg Switzerland 3-1
1966 World Cup
Mick Clavan qualifying tournament: 1 match
25-10-64 qualifying 2nd match Albania 2-0
1968 European Championship
Jan Klijnjan qualifying tournament: 1 match
13- 9-67 qualifying 5th match East Germany 1-0
1986 World Cup
Wim Kieft qualifying tournament: 4 matches, 4 goals
17-10-84 qualifying 1st match Hungary 1-2 (1 goal)
27- 2-85 qualifying 4th match Cyprus 7-1 (2 goals)
1- 5-85 qualifying 5th match Austria 1-1 (1 goal)
14- 5-85 qualifying 6th match Hungary 1-0
1998 World Cup
Pierre van Hooijdonk qualifying tournament: 1 match
final tournament: 3 matches, 1 goal
11-10-97 qualifying 8th match Turkey 0-0
20- 6-98 group stage 2nd match South Korea 5-0 (1 goal)
7- 7-98 semifinal Brazil 1-1 aet (2-4 pen)
11- 7-98 third place match Croatia 1-2
Overall European Championship (Dutch Professional Era) Balance
2 players (in 2 European Championships)
qualifying tournament: 2 matches
Overall World Cup (Dutch Professional Era) Balance
3 players (in 3 World Cups, of which 1 final tournament)
qualifying tournament: 6 matches, 4 goals
final tournament: 3 matches, 1 goal
NB: includes all matches played by second (or lower) class players
for the Dutch national team at Olympic Games, World Cups and
European Championships, including qualifying tournaments.
Name First Last Caps Goals
1.Frank WELS 8- 4-1934 5- 6-1938 6 0
2.André LE FÈVRE 27- 5-1924 9- 6-1924 5 1
3.Leo BOSSCHART 28- 8-1920 5- 9-1920 4 0
Pierre VAN HOOIJDONK 11-10-1997 11- 7-1998 4 1
Wim KIEFT 17-10-1984 14- 5-1985 4 4
Ben VERWEIJ 28- 8-1920 5- 9-1920 4 0
Jan VOS 29- 6-1912 4- 7-1912 4 8
8.Bep BAKHUYS 8- 4-1934 27- 5-1934 3 4
Jan ELFRING 30- 5-1928 6- 6-1928 3 0
Leen VENTE 8- 4-1934 27- 5-1934 3 3
11.Matthijs "Mick" CLAVAN 11-11-1962 25-10-1964 2 0
Henk VAN SPAANDONCK 28-11-1937 3- 4-1938 2 1
Rinus TERLOUW 26- 7-1948 31- 7-1948 2 0
Jan THOMÉE 22-10-1908 23-10-1908 2 0
15.Bram APPEL 31- 7-1948 31- 7-1948 1 2
Rinus BENNAARS 16- 7-1952 16- 7-1952 1 0
Wout BUITENWEG 30- 5-1928 30- 5-1928 1 0
Jan KLIJNJAN 13- 9-1967 13- 9-1967 1 0
André ROOSENBURG 26- 7-1948 26- 7-1948 1 1
NB: among the above, André Roosenburg's cap and goal are the only ones
for a third class player.
Record International Players - Netherlands
Information up to date at August 1, 2024, when exactly 808 players had won at least one official cap for the Netherlands
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