Kick Smit

Johannes Chrishostomus^[3][4] "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974)^[5] was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national team,^[6] and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.^[7] He is the first Netherlands football player who scored a goal in a World Cup (27 May 1934 against Switzerland). During his club career, he played for HFC Haarlem.

Kick Smit

Smit in 1946
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Chrishostomus Smit
Date of birth	(1911-11-03)3 November 1911
Place of birth	Bloemendaal, Netherlands
Date of death	1 July 1974(1974-07-01) (aged 62)
Place of death	Haarlem, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928–1949	HFC Haarlem	387	(139)
International career
1934–1946	Netherlands	29	(26)
Managerial career
1950–1956	HFC Haarlem[1][2]
1956–1958	AZ '54
1965–1966	HFC Haarlem
* Club domestic league appearances and goals