Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)

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Competitor for Netherlands
Olympic medalist
Jan van Breda Kolff
Medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1912 Stockholm	Team Competition

Jan Gualtheru van Breda Kolff (born January 18, 1894 in Medan, Dutch East Indies, died February 6, 1976 in West Chatham, Massachusetts, United States) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.

Van Breda Kolff made his debut in the Netherlands national football team as a player of HVV Den Haag on April 2, 1911 at the age of 17, and (as of 2007) he still holds the record as the youngest player to have ever played for "Oranje".^[1] During his debut in a 3-1 win over Belgium he scored the second goal to give the Dutch a 2-0 lead.^[2] In total he played 11 international matches, including four games at the 1912 Summer Olympics where he captured the bronze medal in a 9-0 win over Finland. The goal he scored in his international debut was the only goal he scored in his 11 caps.^[3]

Van Breda Kolff later had a career as a stockbroker in the United States. His son Butch van Breda Kolff and grandson Jan van Breda Kolff are notable American basketball coaches.

[edit] International statistics

Before the match vs. Finland

1st team starts	11	Played minutes	1020	European Qualification	European Championships	0
Wins	7	Team captain	0	World Cup Qualification	World Cup Championships	0
Draws	2	Penalties	0	Sub in	Summer Olympics	4
Losts	2	Own goals	0	Sub out	Friendly matches	7
Goals	1	Yellow cards	0	Red cards	Mini World Cup	0

Date	Match	–	Match	Score	Type	GS	in	out	Y	R
2 April 1911	Netherlands		Belgium	3-1	Friendly	1	X	X	0	0
10 March 1912	Belgium		Netherlands	1-2	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0
16 March 1912	England		Netherlands	4-0	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0
24 March 1912	Netherlands		Germany	5-5	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0
28 April 1912	Netherlands		Belgium	4-3	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0
29 June 1912	Sweden		Netherlands	3-4	1912 Summer Olympics	0	X	X	0	0
30 June 1912	Netherlands		Austria	3-1	1912 Summer Olympics	0	X	X	0	0
2 July 1912	Netherlands		Denmark	1-4	1912 Summer Olympics	0	X	X	0	0
4 July 1912	Netherlands		Finland	9-0	1912 Summer Olympics	0	X	X	0	0
17 November 1912	Germany		Netherlands	2-3	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0
9 March 1913	Belgium		Netherlands	3-3	Friendly	0	X	X	0	0