SOCCER PLAYER

Kick Smit

1911 - 1974

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Johannes Chrishostomus "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. He is the first Netherlands football player who scored a goal in a World Cup (27 May 1934 against Switzerland). During his club career, he played for HFC Haarlem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kick Smit is the 2,502nd most popular soccer player (down from 2,106th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 643rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Kick Smit ranks 2,502 out of 21,273. Before him are César Sánchez, Andrei Kanchelskis, Ivan Ćurković, Raoul Diagne, Gabriel Popescu, and Robert Sara. After him are Grégory Coupet, Anton Malatinský, Rubén Ayala, Matthias Kaburek, Peter Dietrich, and Michiko Matsuda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Kick Smit ranks 236. Before him are Hédi Amara Nouira, Bel Kaufman, Masayuki Mori, Reg Parnell, Saalumarada Thimmakka, and Michel Pécheux. After him are Matthias Kaburek, Marie Braun, Max Gluckman, Big Joe Turner, Alberto Galateo, and Leslie Graham. Among people deceased in 1974, Kick Smit ranks 163. Before him are Fernand de Montigny, Wolfgang Windgassen, Glenn Morris, Gheorghe Albu, Lily Kronberger, and Cora Sandel. After him are Élie Lescot, Harry Partch, Zaharia Stancu, Betty Compson, Erskine Hamilton Childers, and Ned Maddrell.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Kick Smit ranks 684 out of 1,646. Before him are Richard Krajicek (1971), Estella Agsteribbe (1909), Bep Voskuijl (1919), Wim Jonk (1966), C. B. van Niel (1897), and Carice van Houten (1976). After him are Marie Braun (1911), Theo Heemskerk (1852), Charles of Mount Argus (1821), Pim Doesburg (1943), Reinier Nooms (1623), and Kees van Ierssel (1945).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Kick Smit ranks 78. Before him are Coen Moulijn (1937), Maarten Stekelenburg (1982), Pleun Strik (1944), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Hans Ooft (1947), and Wim Jonk (1966). After him are Pim Doesburg (1943), Kees van Ierssel (1945), Ruud Hesp (1965), Bennie Muller (1938), Ernie Brandts (1956), and Simon Tahamata (1956).

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