Eddy de Neve
Eduard Karel Alexander de Neve (1 January 1882 or 2 January 1885 – 30 August 1943) was a Dutch
Early life
De Neve was born in either 1882 or 1885 in
Football career
In
De Neve was part of the first
He was also in the Dutch squad for a return match in Rotterdam two weeks later, on 14 May 1905. The Netherlands won the match 4–0, with De Neve having scored two goals. De Neve played the third and final international match of his career on 13 May 1906, again against Belgium, this time resulting in a 2–3 loss. De Neve had scored six goals in three caps. He would remain the top scorer of the Netherlands national team until 21 March 1909, when Edu Snethlage of De Neve's former club Quick scored the opening goal of a match against Belgium, his seventh goal for the Netherlands national team.
A knee injury and military service in the Dutch East Indies forced De Neve to end his career as a football player in 1907. He published his memoirs, entitled Koning Voetbal ("King Football"), in 1938, on the occasion of the Dutch East Indies taking part in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
Military career
He was promoted to the rank of
Personal life
De Neve worked for several Dutch companies and plantations in the Dutch East Indies, but he struggled to get by. In 1913, he was engaged to Daisy Maud Green in the port of Genoa, Italy. The two were married on 14 August 1914 in Lubuk Sinapeng in the Dutch East Indies. They had one son, Gilles Pieter Cornelis de Neve, known as 'Gilles Jr.'[5] The couple were divorced after 12 years; Daisy Maud and Gilles Jr. moved to The Hague, while De Neve remained in the Dutch East Indies.
Death
Eddy de Neve died during the
International goals
- Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each de Neve goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | References |
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1. | 30 April 1905 | Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium | Netherlands | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1905 Coupe Vanden Abeele | [2] |
2. | 2–1 | ||||||
3. | 3–1 | ||||||
4. | 4–1 | ||||||
5. | 14 May 1905 | Schuttersveld ground, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1905 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker | [7] |
References
- ^ a b c d "België – Nederland 1–4 n.v. 1–1 (0–0). 30 april, 1905. Vier goals en stoere woorden van Eddy de Neve" (in Dutch). Eerste Nederlandse Voetbalboeken Boekhandel. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2007., based on Matty Verkamman (January 2000). Oranje Toen en Nu deel 1 (1905–1914) (in Dutch).
- ^ a b "Belgium vs Netherlands, 30 April 1905". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "30-04-1905 De allereerste interland" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats.nl. 30 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 March 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
- ^ a b c Paul Onkenhout (2 May 2005). "Het trieste leven van Eddy de Neve" (in Dutch). NOS Studio Sport. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
- ^ https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.19.255.01/invnr/109572A/file/NL-HaNA_2.19.255.01_109572A_0001 Dutch National Archives file on Gilles Jr in service records.
- ^ "Eddy de Neve, international footballer". EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Netherlands vs Belgium, 14 May 1905". EU-football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
External links
- Eddy de Neve at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eddy de Neve at WorldFootball.net