Tonny Kessler
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Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler (20 April 1889 – 15 February 1960) was a Dutch
football player. Kessler - along with brother Dé
and cousins Boeli and Dolf
- played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag
. Kessler also won three caps for the Dutch national side
between 1907 and 1913, scoring one goals. After playing alongside each other in a match against England
in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match.
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 player. Kessler - along with brother Dé
Dé Kessler
Johann Heinrich Hermann "Dé" Kessler was a Dutch football and cricket player.-Football:Kessler - along with brother Tonny and cousins Boeli and Dolf - played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag. Kessler also won 21 caps for the Dutch national side between 1909 and 1922, scoring nine goals...
and cousins Boeli and Dolf
Dolf Kessler
-Publications:* E.M.L. Kessler-Stoop, Terugblick op het leven en de persoon van Geldolph Adriaan Kessler , privately printed collection of letters, The Netherlands, 175 pages....
- played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag
HVV Den Haag
HVV is an amateur football club in The Hague in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1883 as an extension of HCC, the Hague Cricket Club...
. Kessler also won three caps for the Dutch national side
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...
between 1907 and 1913, scoring one goals. After playing alongside each other in a match against England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match.