Caius Welcker

Caius Welcker
Personal information
Full name Jan Herman "Caius" Welcker
Date of birth (1885-07-09)July 9, 1885
Place of birth Alkmaar, Netherlands
Date of death (1939-02-13)February 13, 1939
Place of death Schiedam, Netherlands
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Quick
International career
1908–1912 Netherlands 15 (5)
Medal record
1908 London Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
1908 London Team Competition

Jan Herman "Caius" Welcker (9 July 1885 – 13 February 1939) was a Dutch football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Alkmaar and died in Schiedam.[1]

Welcker, who formed the famous right wing of his club side Quick and the national team with Edu Snethlage, won 15 caps, scoring five times.[2] He was a member of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Caius Welcker". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Caius Welcker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.