Edu Snethlage, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Edu Snethlage

Dutch footballer

Date of Birth: 09-May-1886

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1941

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Everhardus "Edu" Snethlage (November 5, 1883 in Ngawi, Dutch East Indies – January 12, 1941 in Medan, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch football (soccer) player.
He was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics. Snethlage became the all-time top scorer for the Dutch national team on 1909-03-21.
His opening goal of the match against Belgium was his seventh goal for the Netherlands, breaking the record of six goals that Eddy de Neve had held since 1905-05-14.
Snethlage improved his record by scoring three goals against Belgium on 1909-04-25.
His record would stand until 1910-10-16, when Jan Thomée scored his eleventh goal for the Netherlands in a match against Germany.