Edu Snethlage
Everardus "Edu" Snethlage (9 May 1886 – 12 January 1941) was a Dutch physician and footballer who played as a forward for HVV Quick and the Netherlands national team, becoming the all-time top scorer of the latter in 1909.
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Snethlage and the Netherlands national team in 1908 (in this match, against Belgium, Snethlage scored) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Everardus Snethlage | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Ngawi, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Date of death | 12 January 1941 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | The Hague, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903-1910 | HVV Quick | +80 | (53) |
| International career | |||
| 1907–1909 | Netherlands | 11 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
| 1908 London | Team Competition | |
Snethlage spent his entire playing career at HVV Quick in The Hague, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group. In total, he scored 53 goals in over 80 matches for the club, with his goalscoring performances proving crucial in helping the club win the Dutch championship in 1908, as well as three consecutive KNVB Cups between 1909 and 1911, netting once in a 6–1 win over HBS Craeyenhout in the final, to help his side win the only Cup title in the club's history. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.