Johannes Chrishostomus[3][4] "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974)[5] was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national team,[6] and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.[7] He is the first Netherlands football player who scored a goal in a World Cup (27 May 1934 against Switzerland). During his club career, he played for HFC Haarlem.
 Smit in 1946 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Chrishostomus Smit | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Bloemendaal, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1974 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1949 | HFC Haarlem | 387 | (139) |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1946 | Netherlands | 29 | (26) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1956 | HFC Haarlem[1][2] | ||
| 1956–1958 | AZ '54 | ||
| 1965–1966 | HFC Haarlem | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Delpher Kranten – Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant 18-08-1950". kb.nl.
- ↑ "Delpher Kranten – Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad 26-03-1956". kb.nl.
- ↑ "BS Geboorte met Johannes Chrishostomus Smit". Noord-Hollands Archief. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Familieberichten". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Delpher Kranten – Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad 02-07-1974". kb.nl. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "Kick Smit – national football team player". Kick Smit – national football team player.
- ↑ 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy Archived 13 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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