Jan Herman "Caius" Welcker (9 July 1885 – 13 February 1939) was a Dutch

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He was born in

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

and died in

Schiedam Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...

. Welcker, who formed the famous right wing of his club side Quick and the national team with Edu Snethlage, won 15 caps, scoring five times. He was a member of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

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1885 births 1939 deaths Dutch footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Alkmaar Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Footballers from North Holland {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub