Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)

Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff (18 January 1894 – 6 February 1976) was a Dutch amateur football player.^[1]

Jan van Breda Kolff

Jan van Breda Kolff in 1912
Personal information
Full name	Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff
Date of birth	(1894-01-18)18 January 1894
Place of birth	Medan, Dutch East Indies
Date of death	6 February 1976(1976-02-06) (aged 82)
Place of death	West Chatham, United States
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1910–1913	HVV Den Haag
International career
1911–1913	Netherlands	11	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands Summer Olympics 1912 Stockholm Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Van Breda Kolff made his debut in the Netherlands national team as a player of HVV Den Haag on 2 April 1911 at the age of 17, and (as of 2014) he still holds the record as the youngest player to have ever played for "Oranje".^[2] During his debut in a 3–1 win over Belgium he scored the second goal to give the Dutch a 2–0 lead.^[3] This also by default made him the youngest goalscorer in the team's history. In total, he played 11 international matches, including four games at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal in a 9–0 win over Finland.^[4] The goal he scored in his international debut was the only goal he scored in his 11 caps.^[5]

Personal life

Van Breda Kolff later had a career as a stockbroker in the United States. His son Butch van Breda Kolff and grandson Jan van Breda Kolff are notable American basketball coaches.