Henk van Tilburg
Hendrikus "Henk" van Tilburg (born December 2, 1898 in Dordrecht , † July 14, 1985 ) was a Dutch football goalkeeper . He played for NOAD Tilburg in the twenties and played nine times in a row for the Dutch national team in 1921 and 1922 .
Van Tilburg replaced HVV keeper Dick MacNeill in the gate of the Oranje Elftal after the Olympic Games in Antwerp . His first use was a friendly against Switzerland , to which the Dutch played on March 26, 1921 with an almost completely renewed team; In addition to goalkeeper van Tilburg, six other players made their debut, only team captain Dé Kessler had already worn the orange jersey more than five times. Van Tilburg successfully defended his goal, his team won 2-0 in Amsterdam . Three draws were followed by a 5-0 victory over France before van Tilburg had to pull behind him four times in his sixth international match in Belgium . His last match in the Oranje -Trikot graduated van Tilburg as his first against Switzerland, but far less successful - at 0: 5 in the square of FC Young Boys on 19 November 1922 on the Bernese Spitalacker was him alone Xam Abegglen in his first Overcome international match three times. In the next match of the Dutch, Fred van der Poel stood between the posts once before Jan de Boer , who had been the second goalkeeper in the squad since April 1922, took over for a few games.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ full name and date of death according to profile at weltfussball.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tilburg, Henk van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tilburg, Hendrikus van (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch football goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dordrecht |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1985 |