Leo Bosschart
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Leonard François Gerard Bosschart (August 24, 1888 in Kota Radja
, Dutch East Indies
– May 9, 1951 in Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium
) was a football (soccer)
player from the Netherlands
, who represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics
in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team
.
Banda Aceh
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, Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
– May 9, 1951 in Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
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) was a 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 from the Netherlands
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...
, who represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. It was the fifth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested by 14 teams, with host country Belgium winning the gold medals...
in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football 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...
.