Koos van Gelder
Dutch footballer
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Koos van Gelder (19 October 1908 – 26 March 1984) was a Dutch footballer.[1]
Full name
Jacobus Cornelis Koos van Gelder
Date of birth
19 October 1908
Place of birth
IJsselmonde, Netherlands
Date of death
26 March 1984 (aged 75)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Cornelis Koos van Gelder | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | IJsselmonde, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 1984 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Voorburg, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1941 | VUC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926–1935 | Netherlands | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played in five matches for the Netherlands national football team from 1926 to 1935.[2] As of 2010, he was the 6th youngest player to make his debut for the Oranje and the first ever international player of The Hague side VUC.[3]
Later he became a referee and was an assistant referee at several international matches.[4] He was in charge of an international match between Belgium and Luxembourg in 1954.[5]
