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
Bronze medal – third place 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

International

Belgium

References
  1. "Hendrik van Heuckelum". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. "Belgium - Final Tables 1895-2008". RSSSF. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. "Games of the II. Olympiad". RSSSF. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. "1900 Coupe Van der Straeten Ponthoz". RSSSF. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.


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