Jan Akkersdijk ( – ) was a Dutch
footballer
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.
Career
Akkersdijk played his club football for Velocitas in
Breda
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.
He made his debut for the
Netherlands
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in an April 1908
friendly match
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against
Belgium
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and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring one goal which he scored in his final international against
France
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. He was also part of the Dutch squad for the
football tournament at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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, but he did not play in any matches.
International goals
:''Scores and results list. Netherlands' goal tally first.''
See also
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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
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References
External links
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1887 births
1953 deaths
Men's association football forwards
Dutch men's footballers
Netherlands men's international footballers
People from Semarang Regency
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