Hendrik van Heuckelum

Hendrik van Heuckelum (6 May 1879, The Hague – 28 April 1929, The Hague), nicknamed Henk, was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for HBS-Craeyenhout and Royal Léopold Club, and who represented Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the football tournament.^[1]

Hendrik van Heuckelum

Personal information
Full name	Hendrik van Heuckelum
Date of birth	(1879-05-06)6 May 1879
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death	28 April 1929(1929-04-28) (aged 49)
Place of death	The Hague, Netherlands
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	HBS-Craeyenhout
1900	Royal Léopold Club
International career
1900	Belgium Olympic	1	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Belgium 1900 Paris Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

In his club career he played for both HBS-Craeyenhout in the Netherlands, and Royal Léopold Club in Belgium, finishing runner-up of the 1901-1902 Belgian championship with the letter after losing a tie-breaker to Racing Club de Bruxelles 3-4.^[2]

In 1900 he was a member of the Belgian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. In those times it was common to play for another country. He played one match as a forward in which he scored one goal in a 2–6 loss to France, represented by Club Français.^[3]

Also in 1900, in addition to having the honor to participate in an Olympic Football event, van Heuckelum also had the honor to participate in the first-ever European club tournament, the 1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz, as a Léopold player.^[4] However, the glory soon become an humiliation, as they were knocked out in the first round by the then Dutch champions HVV with a resounding 8-1 loss, being van Heuckelum who scored Léopold's consolation goal.^[4]

Honours

Club

Royal Léopold Club

• Belgian championship:
  • Runner-up (1): 1901–02

International

Belgium

• Olympic Games Bronze medal: 1900