Reinier Beeuwkes
.jpg) Reinier Beeuwkes in 1905 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1884 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 April 1963 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | The Hague, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| –1903 | Quick | ||||||||||||||||
| 1903–1910 | DFC | 111 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1905–1910 | Netherlands | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes (17 February 1884 – 1 April 1963) was a Dutch footballer.[1][2]
Club career
Beeuwkes was born in The Hague and played for local side Quick. At the beginning of the 20th century he moved to play as a goalkeeper for DFC.[3]
International career
On 30 April 1905, Beeuwkes played for the Netherlands in its first international game, when it won 4:1 against Belgium in an away game at Antwerp.
Until 1910 he remained goalkeeper for the national team, contributing considerably to its development as one of the strongest European teams of the period. The high point of his career was playing for the Netherlands in the 1908 Summer Olympics, that included football for the first time. After Hungary and Bohemia withdrew their teams, the Netherlands reached the semi-final uncontested, when it lost 4:0 to the later winners, England. However, it received a bronze medal for its 2:0 win against Sweden. He was known for his punching of the ball instead of catching it and for playing in exactly the same kit as the outfield players.[4]
Personal life
In 1910 he terminated his footballing career and emigrated to the Dutch East Indies, but he died in the city of his birth, The Hague.
Career statistics
International
| Netherlands national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1905 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907 | 3 | 0 |
| 1908 | 6 | 0 |
| 1909 | 4 | 0 |
| 1910 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 |
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Reinier Beeuwkes - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ "Reinier Beeuwkes". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
- ^ Gobel, de eerste doelman die ballen ving - Trouw (in Dutch)
External links
- Reinier Beeuwkes at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Dutch) Profile at VoetbalStats.nl
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- 1884 births
- 1963 deaths
- Footballers from The Hague
- Association football goalkeepers
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- Olympic footballers of the Netherlands
- Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- FC Dordrecht players