Joop Odenthal
.jpg) Joop Odenthal in 1951 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Bernardus Odenthal | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 2005 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Neede, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1954 | EDO | ||
| 1954–1957 | Haarlem | ||
| 1957–1960 | SC Enschede | 127 | (1) |
| 1960–1961 | Tubantia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951–1956 | Netherlands | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Quick '20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johannes Bernardus "Joop" Odenthal (13 March 1924 – 19 January 2005)[1] was a Dutch footballer, baseball player and football manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[2] representing the Netherlands.[3]
Career
Baseball
Odenthal was a well-known athlete. He played as a
Hoofdklasse club EDO where he was a shortstop and third baseman. In 1948 and 1949 he appeared twice for the Netherlands national baseball team during the international matches against Belgium.[4]
Football
As a
Hoofdklasse clubs from that city. Between 1951 and 1956, he made 24 appearances for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut against Finland in 1951.[6] After his active sports career, Odenthal for a long time coached both baseball players and footballers at Achilles '12 in Hengelo. He also coached the senior team of Quick '20. Odenthal, together with Henk Schijvenaar and Cor Wilders, remains one of the only athletes competing for both the Netherlands football team and baseball team.[7]
Personal life
He is the grandfather of Cas Odenthal, who plays as a footballer for NEC Nijmegen.[8]
References
- ^ "Oud-international Joop Odenthal overleden". Stoovelaar (in Dutch). 20 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Joop Odenthal". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joop Odenthal Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond. pp. 61–63.
- ISBN 9780786437245.
- ^ "Odenthal, Joop - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "H.F.C. EDO" (in Dutch). Historie Betaald Voetbal. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Henk Schijvenaar behoort samen met Joop Odenthal en Cor Wilders tot de enige sporters die zowel voor het Nederlands voetbalteam als het Nederlands honkbalteam uitkwam.
- ^ Meijer, Chris (21 May 2021). "Cas Odenthal hoopt in de voetsporen van zijn opa met 24 interlands te treden". Voetbalzone. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External links
- Joop Odenthal at EU-Football.info
- Joop Odenthal at FootballDatabase.eu
- Joop Odenthal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joop Odenthal at Olympedia
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