Bernardus Joannes Caldenhove (19 January 1914 – 30 July 1983) was a Dutch

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defender who played for the

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in the

1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and was held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beat ...

Club career

He started playing football for SDZ then joined DWS, where he was made captain when 18 years old.

International career

Caldenhove made his debut for the

in a March 1935

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against

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and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was also against Belgium, in March 1940.Intl career stats
- Voetbalstats

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldenhove, Bertus 1914 births 1983 deaths Dutch footballers AFC DWS players Netherlands international footballers Association football defenders 1938 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Amsterdam