Reinier Beeuwkes

Reinier Beeuwkes

Personal information
Full name	Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes
Date of birth	17 February 1884
Place of birth	Netherlands
Date of death	1 April 1963 (aged 79)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	DFC
National team
1905–1910	Netherlands	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Netherlands
Men's football
	1908 London	Team Competition

Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes (February 17, 1884 – April 1, 1963) was a Dutch footballer.^[1]

Career

Beeuwkes was born in The Hague. At the beginning of the 20th century he played as goalkeeper for the team DFC, and on 30 April 1905 played for the Netherlands in its first international game, when it won 4:1 against Belgium in an away game at Antwerp.

Until 1910 he remained goalkeeper for the national team, contributing considerably to its development as one of the strongest European teams of the period. The high point of his career was playing for the Netherlands in the 1908 Summer Olympics, that included football for the first time. After Hungary and Bohemia withdrew their teams, the Netherlands reached the semi-final uncontested, when it lost 4:0 to the later winners, England. However, it received a bronze medal for its 2:0 win against Sweden.

In 1910 he terminated his footballing career and emigrated to the Dutch East Indies, but he died in the city of his birth, The Hague.

Career statistics

International

Netherlands national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1905	2	0
1907	3	0
1908	6	0
1909	4	0
1910	4	0
Total	19	0

References

1. Stokkermans, Karel. "Reinier Beeuwkes - International Appearances". rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 February 2008.

External links

• (Dutch) Profile at VoetbalStats.nl