Jacobus Hubertus "Bèr" Felix ( – ) was a Dutch
footballer
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.
Club career
A big striker, Felix played the majority of his career for local side
MVV
Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...
. In a match with RFC Roermond in
1929
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, Felix got caught up in a brawl with
Pierre Massy and became the first Dutch player to make his way to a civil judge for an incident during a football match.
International career
He was part of the
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal ...
, playing 1 match on 31 August 1919 against
Norway
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. He was the first player from
Limburg
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Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
to play for the national team.
Profile
- Voetbal Legends
See also
* List of Dutch international footballers
This is the list of players that have played for the Netherlands national football team, ever since the first match against Belgium on April 30, 1905. It includes all players up until the match of 14 November 2012 against Germany
Germany ...
References
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1895 births
1967 deaths
Association football forwards
Dutch footballers
Netherlands international footballers
NAC Breda players
MVV Maastricht players
Footballers from Maastricht
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