Willem Hesselink
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willem Frederik Hesselink | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 1 December 1973 | (aged 95)||
Place of death | Bennekom, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1892–1899 |
Vitesse Arnhem | 33+ | (20+) |
1899–1901 | HVV Den Haag | 54+ | (66+) |
1901–1905 |
Vitesse Arnhem | 15+ | (4+) |
1902–1905 | Bayern Munich | ? | (?) |
1905–1919 |
Vitesse Arnhem | 22+ | (11+) |
Total | 124+ | (101+[1]) | |
International career | |||
1905 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1902–1905 | Bayern Munich (player-coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Willem Frederik Hesselink (8 February 1878 – 1 December 1973) was a Dutch football player and one of the founders of local club
Career
In 1890, Hesselink had been part of an attempt to get a cricket club off the ground in
In 1899, he made the move to HVV and won the national championship twice. In 1900, Hesselink was a member of the HVV side that participated in the first edition of the Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz, regarded by many as the first-ever European club trophy.[2] In the tournament, he scored one goal in the first round in an 8–1 trashing of hosts Léopold FC.[3] He also featured in the final which ended in a 2–1 loss to RAP.
In 1903, Hesselink moved to
International career
In 1905 Hesselink started in the first-ever home match of the Netherlands national team, a 4–0 victory against Belgium. Some historians attribute one of the goals scored to him.
Personal life
Over the years Hesselink built up a colourful curriculum vitae including doctorates in chemistry and philosophy, becoming director of the Keuringsdienst van Waren, being expert witness in several murder trials, founding a laboratory, and writing several health books.
His thesis on the secrets of Port wine made on the banks of the Douro has proved to stand the tests of time and is still quoted regularly.[5]
He died in December 1973 aged 95.
Honours
HVV Den Haag
- Dutch championship: 1899–1900, 1900–01
- Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz runner-up: 1900
References
- ^ "Vitesse Statistieken Willem Hesselink".
- ^ "European Cup Origins". europeancuphistory.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz". RSSSF. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "FC Bayern members' club presidents". FC Bayern Munich. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- TheGuardian.com. 12 January 2016.