Willem Hesselink
✓ Source-basedrisingDutch footballer (1878-1973)
FootballersLived 1878 to 1973 · aged 95
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Willem Frederik Hesselink was a Dutch football player and one of the founders of local club Vitesse in 1892. He was known for his blue woolen cap, which he seemed to wear day and night, and was nicknamed the Cannon, although he was also referred to as the Doctor because of his doctorate in chemistry.
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Teams 5
SBV Vitesse1908-1919
Netherlands national association football team1905-1905
FC Bayern Munich1902-1905
HVV Den Haag1899-1901
SBV Vitesse1892-1899
Career record
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1905-190511
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Footballers born in the 1870s 2
About this person
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1973 · aged 95
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