Dé Kessler

Johann Heinrich Hermann " Dé " Kessler ( born August 11, 1891 in Garoet, Dutch East Indies, † September 6, 1943 in Bilthoven, also Deetje Kessler ) was a Dutch football player who played from 1909 to 1922 in the Dutch national team. In addition to his playing career, he studied law and graduated as Meester in de right (similar to Master of Law ) and a doctorate.

Football career

The offensive player, usually used as a center forward, played like his brother and his cousins ​​Tonny Boelie and Dolf for the HVV Den Haag. Dé Kessler made ​​on October 6, 1907 his first game for the HVV, with whom he became Dutch champion in 1910 and 1914. Until his last match on 11 March 1923, he scored 184 goals in 287 games for the Hague.

On March 21, 1909, the 17- year-old, together with his more experienced team mate Karel Heijting, Guus Lutjens and Team Captain Miel Mundt, for the first time in the squad of the Dutch Oranje. In his debut he steered in Antwerp against Belgium 's second goal in the 4-1 victory of his team at. Kessler is now a hundred years later, the fourth youngest debutant and the second youngest scorer in the national team.

He made until April 1910 six caps with the last in a 4-2 victory against the team from the German Reich, followed by a three-year break followed. Only fifteen matches later, he made his comeback on March 24, 1913, at the historic first victory against England amateurs. Until May 7, 1922, when he again came to Belgium to its last use in Oranje, he played a total of 21 international matches and scored nine goals, but could not participate in the Olympic Games in 1912 nor in those of 1920. Eight times was Dé Kessler as captain of the team on the pitch.