Henk Vermetten Explained

Henk Vermetten
Fullname:Hendrik Arnoldus Vermetten[1]
Birth Date:19 August 1895
Birth Place:Kralingen, Netherlands
Death Place:Scheveningen, Netherlands
Youthclubs1:DVS
Years1:1921–1935
Clubs1:HBS
Caps1:268
Goals1:16
Nationalyears1:1924–1930
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Hendrik Arnoldus "Henk" Vermetten (19 August 1895  - 7 August 1964) was a Dutch footballer.[2]

Starting his career with DVS from Schiedam, Vermetten spent his senior career with HBS.[3] There, he won the Netherlands Football League Championship in the 1924–25 season.

Between 1924 and 1925 and in 1930 he gained six caps for the Netherlands, where he was captain twice. With the Netherlands he took part in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where they finished fourth.[4] After a five-year absence, he made his return to the Netherlands national team in 1930.[5]

Honours

HBS

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Henk Vermetten . worldfootball.net . 18 March 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Henk Vermetten . Olympedia . 19 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Voetballegends Henk Vermetten . voetballegends.nl . 18 March 2021.
  4. Henk Vermetten Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/henk-vermetten-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 5 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Henk Vermetten - Interlands Nederlands elftal. . voetbalstats.nl . 18 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Netherlands Final League Tables (Championship Playoff) 1898-1954 . . 18 March 2021.