Constant Feith Explained

Constant Feith
Fullname:Constant Wilhelm Feith
Birth Date:3 August 1884
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Death Place:Bennekom, Netherlands
Position:Striker
Defender
Years1:1902–1903
Years2:1903–1920
Clubs2:HVV
Caps2:350
Goals2:235
Nationalyears1:1906–1912
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:2

Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith (August 3, 1884, in The Hague – September 15, 1958, in Bennekom) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed with great success in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

He played the majority of his career for HVV, then the top side in The Hague, amassing a stunning 235 goals in 350 matches.[2]

International career

Feith made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1906 match against Belgium and earned a total of 8 caps, scoring 2 goals. He was part of the incredible Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics. His final international was in July 1912 at the Olympics against Finland.[3]

He also made it to the Netherlands national cricket team.

Personal life

Feith was a judge by profession and worked in the Dutch East Indies, where he was detained by the Japanese during World War II.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constant Feith . Olympedia . 24 May 2021.
  2. https://www.konhcvv.nl/index.php?page=9731 Daniël Voskamp bereikt opnieuw een magische grens in HVV 1
  3. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=5821 Intl career stats
  4. http://www.voetballegends.nl/profile.php?id=46 Bio