 Göbel with Netherlands in April 1914 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marius Jan Göbel | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1891 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surabaya, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 March 1984 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ede, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1910–1923 | Vitesse | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1919 | Netherlands | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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Marius Jan "Just" Göbel (November 21, 1891 in Surabaya – March 5, 1984 in Ede) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player.[1]
Career
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Göbel making a save at the Olympics
Göbel who played for Vitesse Arnhem, succeeded Reinier Beeuwkes as the Dutch national goalkeeper in 1911. He was known for being the first Dutch keeper trying to catch the ball rather than stomp it away. He played 18 matches for the Dutch team, being best remembered for his numerous saves during the 2-1 win over England's amateurs and his bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
During the First World War, he studied medicine. The West Stand at Vitesse's GelreDome was named in his honour in 2016.
References
- ↑ overlijdensadvertentie, De Telegraaf, 8 March 1984
- ↑ "Just Göbel". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Just Göbel.
- Just Göbel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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