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Koos van Gelder

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Koos van Gelder
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Cornelis Koos van Gelder
Date of birth (1908-10-19)19 October 1908
Place of birth IJsselmonde, Netherlands
Date of death 26 March 1984(1984-03-26) (aged 75)
Place of death Voorburg, Netherlands
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1941 VUC
International career
1926–1935 Netherlands 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koos van Gelder (19 October 1908 26 March 1984) was a Dutch footballer.[1]

He played in five matches for the Netherlands national football team from 1926 to 1935.[2] As of 2010, he was the 6th youngest player to make his debut for the Oranje and the first ever international player of The Hague side VUC.[3]

Later he became a referee and was an assistant referee at several intenational matches.[4] He was in charge of an international match between Belgium and Luxembourg in 1954.[5]

References

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  1. "Koos van Gelder". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Koos van Gelder". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. "TOP-10: Jongste Oranjedebutanten". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). 14 January 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  4. "Koos van Gelder". Voetballegends (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. "Luxembourg vs Belgium* international football match report". EU-football.info. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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