Johannes "Jan" Thomée (4 December 1886 – 1 April 1954) was a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He was born and died in

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

. He was included in the Netherlands national team for the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

that won the bronze medal. Thomée became the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands on 16 October 1910. His goal against Germany was his eleventh goal for the Netherlands, breaking the record that

Edu Snethlage Everardus "Edu" Snethlage (9 May 1886 – 12 January 1941) was a Dutch physician and footballer who played as a forward for HVV Quick and the Netherlands national team, becoming the all-time top scorer of the latter in 1909. Snethlage spen ...

had held since 21 March 1909. He improved his record by scoring against Belgium on 19 March 1911, by scoring two goals against Belgium on 10 March 1912, and by scoring two goals against Germany on 24 March 1912. Thomée's record would be broken on 9 March 1913, when

Mannes Francken Mannes Francken (1888–1948) was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC and the Dutch national team. Biography Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his international debut for the Netherlands on 2 ...

Koninklijke HFC Koninklijke Haarlemsche Football Club (Royal Haarlem Football Club) is a football club based in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest existing club in Dutch football, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the club's early years the team only ...

scored his 17th goal for the Netherlands, in a match against Belgium. He is still one of few people who joined the national team while still playing second class football at DSV Concordia.

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1886 births 1954 deaths Dutch footballers Footballers from Delft Association football midfielders Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Netherlands international footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub