Lothar van Gogh
Dutch footballer (1888–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lothar van Gogh ((1888 -02-07)7 February 1888 – (1945-05-28)28 May 1945) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He was part of the Netherlands national team, playing two matches and scoring two goals. He played his first match on 14 April 1907.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1888 -02-07)7 February 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies | ||
Date of death | 28 May 1945(1945-05-28) (aged 57) | ||
Place of death | Cimahi, Dutch East Indies | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1906–1914 | HFC Haarlem | ||
International career | |||
1907 | Netherlands | 2 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Van Gogh was the son of Jeanette Louise Vos (1854–1906) and Johannes van Gogh (1854–1913), a coffee grower on Java who was a full cousin of Vincent van Gogh.
A civilian colonial administrator in the Dutch East Indies before capture by the occupying Japanese in World War II, Van Gogh died in one of the Japanese internment camps in Cimahi on Java. He was buried in the Dutch War Cemetery at Leuwigajah at Cimahi.[2]