Puck van Heel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerardus Henricus van Heel | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 18 December 1984 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1919–1923 | Feijenoord | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923–1940 | Feijenoord | 322 | (43) |
International career | |||
1925–1938 | Netherlands[1][2][3] | 64 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerardus Henricus "Puck" van Heel (21 January 1904 – 19 December 1984) was a Dutch
He held the Dutch caps record from 4 April 1937[3][5] (when he equaled the total of Harry Dénis) until 22 May 1979 (when his total was surpassed by Ruud Krol).[3][6]
Van Heel was born on the southside of Rotterdam, the fourth of eleven children, into a
Playing career
Van Heel was a cornerstone of the
Van Heel earned his first international cap at 21 years of age, on 19 April 1925.[3] He would be part of the Dutch team for the next 13 years, until his retirement from international duty on 23 October 1938. His final game, a 2–2 draw with Denmark, would be his 64th cap for the Dutch national side.[3] He equaled Harry Dénis's record of 56 caps on 4 April 1937[8] and would earn his 57th on 2 May 1937, both of these games were against Belgium.[3] He would remain the most capped Dutch player until 1979 when Ruud Krol would exceed his total.[9]
Van Heel played in the 1934[10] and 1938[11] FIFA World Cups under English manager Bob Glendenning.
Career honours
Club
Feyenoord
- Eredivisie: 1923–24, 1927–28, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1939–40; runner-up: 1930-31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1936–37
- KNVB Cup: 1930, 1935; runner-up: 1934
References
- ^ "Puck van Heel - Profile at Voetbalstats.nl" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats.nl. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b c "Puck van Heel - Feyenoord Profile" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ RSSSF. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Puck van Heel". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ 1937 in association football
- ^ "Dé record internationals van Oranje" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats.nl. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Puck Van Heel Biography" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- RSSSF. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- RSSSF. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ 1934 FIFA World Cup squads
- ^ 1938 FIFA World Cup squads