Johannes_Odenthal

Joop Odenthal

Joop Odenthal

Dutch association football player

Johannes Bernardus "Joop" Odenthal (13 March 1924 – 19 January 2005)[1] was a Dutch footballer, baseball player and football manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[2] representing the Netherlands.[3]

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Career

Baseball

Odenthal was a well-known athlete. He played as a baseball player between 1946 and 1954, at former Haarlem Hoofdklasse club EDO where he was a shortstop and third baseman. In 1948 and 1949 he appeared twice for the Netherlands national baseball team during the international matches against Belgium.[4]

Football

As a footballer, Odenthal played for EDO, Haarlem, SC Enschede and Tubantia respectively.[5] Born in Haarlem, his move from EDO to in-city rivals HFC Haarlem was hugely unpopular among fans. After a move to Enschede, he continued his football career with the two main Hoofdklasse clubs from that city. Between 1951 and 1956, he made 24 appearances for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut against Finland in 1951.[6] After his active sports career, Odenthal for a long time coached both baseball players and footballers at Achilles '12 in Hengelo. He also coached the senior team of Quick '20. Odenthal, together with Henk Schijvenaar and Cor Wilders, remains one of the only athletes competing for both the Netherlands football team and baseball team.[7]

Personal life

He is the grandfather of Cas Odenthal, who plays as a footballer for NEC Nijmegen.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Oud-international Joop Odenthal overleden". Stoovelaar (in Dutch). 20 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Joop Odenthal". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joop Odenthal Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. [4]
    Hamel, Wim; van der Heijden, Guus; Vleeshhouwer, Theo (16 March 1962). Honkbal veroverde Goud: 50 Jaar Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Koninklijke Nederlandse Honkbal Bond. pp. 61–63.
  5. [5]
    Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 18. ISBN 9780786437245.
  6. [6]
    "Odenthal, Joop - National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. [7]
    "H.F.C. EDO" (in Dutch). Historie Betaald Voetbal. Retrieved 21 December 2020. Henk Schijvenaar behoort samen met Joop Odenthal en Cor Wilders tot de enige sporters die zowel voor het Nederlands voetbalteam als het Nederlands honkbalteam uitkwam.
  8. [8]
    Meijer, Chris (21 May 2021). "Cas Odenthal hoopt in de voetsporen van zijn opa met 24 interlands te treden". Voetbalzone. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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