Tonny Kessler Explained

Tonny Kessler
Fullname:Hermann Anton Joseph Kessler
Birth Date:20 April 1889
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Death Place:Netherlands
Position:Forward
Years1:1904-1923
Clubs1:HVV Den Haag
Caps1:328
Goals1:131[1]
Nationalyears1:1907–1913
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1

Hermann Anton Joseph "Tonny" Kessler (20 April 1889 – 15 February 1960) was a Dutch footballer. Kessler, along with brother Dé and cousins Boeli and Dolf, played club football for amateur side HVV Den Haag. Kessler won three caps for the Dutch national side between 1907 and 1913, scoring one goal.[2] After playing alongside each other in a match against England in March 1913, the Kessler brothers became the first brothers to represent the Netherlands together in an international match.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monsterzege HVV 1 en nieuw record Mekking. www.konhcvv.nl.
  2. Web site: Tonny Kessler – International Appearances. RSSSF. 3 November 2008.
  3. Web site: Kessler Brothers . . 3 November 2008 .