Huug de Groot

Huug de Groot

Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1912 Stockholm Team Competition

Henri Franciscus "Huug" de Groot (7 May 1890 in Rotterdam – 18 April 1957 in Scheveningen) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. In 1913 he scored both goals in the Netherlands' first ever victory over England.

From 1909 to 1915, he played for Sparta Rotterdam.

References

    • Huug de Groot at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-14)
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Huug de Groot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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