Edu Snethlage


Everhardus "Edu" Snethlage was a Dutch association football 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.