Lo La Chapelle
Dutch footballer
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Eloi Hubert "Lo" La Chapelle (22 June 1888 – 23 July 1966) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper for amateur side HVV Den Haag. He also earned one cap for the Dutch national side in 1907,[2] and participated at the 1908 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eloi Hubert La Chapelle | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 1966 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Utrecht, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| HVV Den Haag | |||
| International career | |||
| 1907 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
Representing  Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1908 London | Team competition |
Biography
On 21 December 1907, the tall goalkeeper of the then reigning champions HVV from Den Haag earned his first cap for the Dutch national side in a friendly match against England amateurs at Darlington, as a last-minute substitution for first-choice goalkeeper Reinier Beeuwkes. La Chapelle conceded a resounding 12 goals on his international debut in a 2–12 defeat,[4] which still is the heaviest loss in the history of the Netherlands national team, making La Chapelle the goalkeeper who has conceded the most goals in a single Dutch international and also the one with the biggest average of goals conceded per game since he never earned any other cap.[5] The following year, he was part of the Dutch squad that contested the football tournament of the 1908 Olympics in London where the team won the bronze medal.[3] However, he was not awarded a bronze medal due to have not played.[3][5]
