Jan Thomée
Encyclopedia
Johannes "Jan" Thomée (December 4, 1886 – April 1, 1954) was a Dutch
football (soccer)
player.
He was born and died in Delft
.
He was a member of the Dutch team
that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
Thomée became the all time top scorer for the Netherlands on 1910-10-16. His goal against Germany
was his eleventh goal for the Netherlands, breaking the record that Edu Snethlage
had held since 1909-03-21. He improved his record by scoring against Belgium on 1911-03-19, by scoring two goals against Belgium on 1912-03-10, and by scoring two goals against Germany
on 1912-03-24. Thomée's record would be broken on 1913-03-09, when Mannes Francken
of Koninklijke HFC
scored his 17th goal for the Netherlands, in a match against Belgium.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player.
He was born and died in Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
.
He was a member of the Dutch team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
.
Thomée became the all time top scorer for the Netherlands on 1910-10-16. His goal against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
was his eleventh goal for the Netherlands, breaking the record that Edu Snethlage
Edu Snethlage
Everhardus "Edu" Snethlage was a Dutch football player. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.Snethlage became the all time top scorer for the Dutch national team on 1909-03-21...
had held since 1909-03-21. He improved his record by scoring against Belgium on 1911-03-19, by scoring two goals against Belgium on 1912-03-10, and by scoring two goals against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
on 1912-03-24. Thomée's record would be broken on 1913-03-09, when Mannes Francken
Mannes Francken
Mannes Francken was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC.Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his debut for the Netherlands national football team on 1906-04-29, in a 5-0 away defeat to Belgium. He would go on to play 22 caps, scoring 17 goals...
of Koninklijke HFC
Koninklijke HFC
Koninklijke HFC is a football club in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It is the oldest club in Dutch history, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the first years the only team played rugby but due to financial problems they switched to association football...
scored his 17th goal for the Netherlands, in a match against Belgium.