Jan ("Joop") Leendert van Dort (25 May 1889 in

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– 1 April 1967 in

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) was a

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player from the

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, who represented his home country at the

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. There he won the bronze medal with the

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Club career

He played over 200 games for

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and joined Vitesse in 1922.

International career

Van Dort made his debut for the

in an April 1920

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against

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and obtained a total number of five caps, scoring no goals.Intl career stats
- OnsOranje

References

External links

Dutch Olympic Committee

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