Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)

Jan Gualtheru van Breda Kolff (born January 18 1894 in Medan, Dutch East Indies, died February 6 1976 in West Chatham, Massachusetts, United States) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.

Van Breda Kolff made his debut in the Netherlands national football team as a player of HVV Den Haag on April 2, 1911 at the age of 17, and (as of 2007) he still holds the record as the youngest player to have ever played for "Oranje". [ [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/detienjdeb.html Jongste debutanten] , voetbalstats.nl] During his debut in a 3-1 win over Belgium he scored the second goal to give the Dutch a 2-0 lead. [ [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/nedxi/sp65.html Jan van Breda Kolff profile] , voetbalstats.nl] In total he played 11 international matches, including four games at the 1912 Summer Olympics where he captured the bronze medal in a 9-0 win over Finland. The goal he scored in his international debut was the only goal he scored in his 11 caps. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/vbredakolff-intl.html Jan van Breda Kolff profile] , rsssf.com]

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.

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