Hans Blume (football player, 1887)

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Henri Johan "Hans" Blume (born November 16, 1887 in the Dutch East Indies , † January 5, 1978 in Melbourne , Australia ) was a Dutch national football player.

During the pioneering days of football, Blume was part of the Quick Nijmegen squad . At the club, he also made the leap to the Dutch national team . He was on the pitch at the first meeting of the Netherlands against England's amateurs on April 1, 1907 in The Hague and after about a quarter of an hour he scored the 1: 2 tie for the Dutch. The game ended 1: 8.

This mission remains Blum's only international match in his career. He later emigrated to Thailand , and finally to Australia .

source

  • Verkamman, Van der Steen, Volkers: De Internationals, de historie van Oranje. In: Weekbladpers BV / Voetbal International. Amsterdam, 1999. (Dutch)