Wout Buitenweg

Wout Buitenweg
Buitenweg and Harry Dénis in 1926
Personal information
Full name Wouter Marinus Buitenweg
Date of birth (1893-12-24)24 December 1893
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of death 10 November 1976(1976-11-10) (aged 82)
Place of death Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1924 UVV
1924–1933 Hercules
International career
1913–1928 Netherlands 11 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wout Buitenweg (24 December 1893 – 10 November 1976) was a Dutch footballer who scored 14 goals in 11 games for the Dutch national side.[1]

Club career

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A prolific striker, Buitenweg played for hometown clubs UVV and Hercules as well as for BVC De Built.[2]

International career

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Buitenweg made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 1913 friendly match against England and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring 14 goals.[3] At the 1928 Summer Olympics,[4] Buitenweg was used in a different position than his usual as a center forward in the first game against Uruguay and he demanded to be changed to his favourite position at half time. The coaches agreed, but the move did not work out well as they lost 0-2 and Buitenweg never played for the national team again.[5]

References

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  1. ^ RSSSF, Miscellaneous player records
  2. ^ Profile - UVV (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
  4. ^ "Wout Buitenweg". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ Profile - Voetbal Legends (in Dutch)
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