Kick Smit
Dutch footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johannes Chrishostomus[3][4] "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974)[5] was a Dutch football player. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national football 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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Chrishostomus Smit | ||
Date of birth | (1911-11-03)3 November 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Bloemendaal, the Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 1 July 1974(1974-07-01) (aged 62) | ||
Place of death | Haarlem, the Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | 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 | Haarlem | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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