Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)

Olympic medalist

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

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

Van Breda Kolff a made his debut in the Netherlands national football team as a player of HVV Den Haag on 2 April 1911 at the age of 17, and (as of 2014) 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] This also by default made him the youngest goalscorer in the team's history. 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.

International statistics

Before the match vs. Finland
1st team starts 11 Played minutes 1020 European Qualification 0 European Championships 0
Wins 7 Team captain 0 World Cup Qualification 0 World Cup Championships 0
Draws 2 Penalties 0 Sub in 0 Summer Olympics 4
Losts 2 Own goals 0 Sub out 0 Friendly matches 7
Goals 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0 Mini World Cup 0
Date Match – Match Score Type GS in out Y R
2 April 1911 Netherlands Netherlands Belgium Belgium 3–1 Friendly 1 X X 0 0
10 March 1912 Belgium Belgium Netherlands Netherlands 1–2 Friendly 0 X X 0 0
16 March 1912 England England Netherlands Netherlands 4–0 Friendly 0 X X 0 0
24 March 1912 Netherlands Netherlands Germany 5–5 Friendly 0 X X 0 0
28 April 1912 Netherlands Netherlands Belgium Belgium 4–3 Friendly 0 X X 0 0
29 June 1912 Sweden Sweden Netherlands Netherlands 3–4 1912 Summer Olympics 0 X X 0 0
30 June 1912 Netherlands Netherlands Austria Austria 3–1 1912 Summer Olympics 0 X X 0 0
2 July 1912 Netherlands Netherlands Denmark Denmark 1–4 1912 Summer Olympics 0 X X 0 0
4 July 1912 Netherlands Netherlands Finland Finland 9–0 1912 Summer Olympics 0 X X 0 0
17 November 1912 Germany Netherlands Netherlands 2–3 Friendly 0 X X 0 0
9 March 1913 Belgium Belgium Netherlands Netherlands 3–3 Friendly 0 X X 0 0

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