Jaap Bulder Explained

Jaap Bulder
Full Name:Jacob Eisse Bulder
Birth Date:27 September 1896
Birth Place:Groningen, Netherlands
Death Place:Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1906–1910
Years1:1910–1928
Caps1:196+
Goals1:347+
Nationalyears1:1920–1923
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:6

Jacob "Jaap" Eisse Bulder (27 September 1896 – 30 April 1979) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He represented his home country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national team.[1]

Club career

Bulder played as a centre-forward for hometown club Be Quick, having made his debut on 23 October 1910 against WVV at the age of 14. He won 11 Northern Division titles with Be Quick, and the Dutch league title with them in 1919–20.[2] Bulder scored 59 goals in 14 matches during 1919–20. He was considered the greatest footballer from the Northern Netherlands during his playing career; he was a great dribbler, a prolific goal scorer, and a technician who had practiced his technique with a tennis ball with his brother Evert Jan during their early years. Bulder played his final game on 9 April 1928 against Frisia.

Bulder scored a record 8 goals in a 14–0 win against Veendam in 1920, and also 8 in a 10–0 win against Alcides in 1922. That record would last until 1956, when Henk Schouten of Feyenoord scored 9 in one match.[3] [4]

In 1920, Bulder criticised the Dutch Football Association for never calling up players from the north of the country. His critique cost Bulder his debut in the national team, although he was still part of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Rebellion against the Dutch officials about the poor state of the base of the Dutch team in Antwerp cost Bulder his place in the team. He only returned to the national team after twenty months, when he would play in the inside forward trio with his club teammates Appie Groen and Harry Rodermond. Talented footballers from the Northern Netherlands were finally recognised.

On 16 September 1923, Jaap scored two goals in one minute against Velocitas, in the final of the Groninger Dagbladbeker.[5]

International career

He made his debut for the Netherlands in an August 1920 friendly match against Luxembourg in which he immediately scored and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final match was in an April 1923 friendly match against France.[6]

Personal life

Bulder was born in Groningen. His older brother Evert Jan[7] (born 1893) was also a footballer and a member of the same Olympic squad. Bulder died, aged 82, in Leiderdorp.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition.Only official games are included in this table.[8] [9] [10] [11]
ClubSeasonEerste Klasse NorthLeague Play-OffDutch CupGroninger DagbladTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1910/19112+0+0000002+0+
1911/1912100000--00
1912/19132+4+00001+13+5+
1913/19147+9+0000007+9+
1914/19157+11+002+7+2+4+11+22+
1915/19168+20+001+3+2311+26+
1916–179+22+6+5+232+1+19+31+
1917–1811+33+8+4+00--19+38+
1918–191912+23+6+3+001+3+19+30+
1919–20145968001+1+21+68+
1920–2113+30+5+3+001+0+19+33+
1921–2216+32+62000022+34+
1922–2319+42+62002327+47+
1923–2413+23+72001+2+21+27+
1924–252+2+00002+2+
1925–263+2+3+1+002+2+7+4+
1926–2700000000
1927–284+5+00004+5+
Total143+317+53+30+5+13+15+20+216+380+

Honours

CompetitionNumber of timesYears
National
National football title 1 1919–1920
Regional
Champion of the North 111915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926
Groninger Dagbladbeker 41914, 1919, 1922, 1923
Individual (From 1912/13)
Club Top Scorer 111913–1924
Top Scorer of the North 111913–1924

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaap Bulder . Olympedia . 15 August 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150811082059/http://bequick1887.nl/nieuws/95-jaar-geleden-een-gedenkwaardige-dag-in-onze-historie-9575/ 95 jaar geleden een gedenkwaardige dag in onze historie
  3. Het sportblad; Officieel Orgaan van den Amsterdamschen Voetbalbond, Nederlandschen Cricketbond, Nederlandschen Biljartbond en verschillende bonden en clubs jrg 28, 1920, no 6, 05-02-1920. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 01-07-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=dts:2338006:mpeg21:0001
  4. Sportblad voor Friesland, jrg 1, 1922–1923, no 27, 04-10-1922. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 01-07-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB14:002067027:00001
  5. Sport. VOETBALOVERZICHT.. "Arnhemsche courant". Arnhem, 17-09-1923. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 01-07-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB08:000101074:mpeg21:p007
  6. http://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=83 Intl career stats
  7. http://www.voetballegends.nl/profile.php?id=29 Profile
  8. Web site: Delpher » Kranten, Boeken & Tijdschriften. www.delpher.nl.
  9. Web site: Groninger Dagbladbeker 1911–1950. RSSSF.
  10. Web site: Voetbalarchieven | Statistieken Nederlandse voetbalgeschiedenis. Voetbalarchieven.
  11. Web site: jaap bulder. docs.ufpr.br.