# Hubert Menten

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**Hubert Menten** (12 September 1873 – 8 May 1964) was a Dutch [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) for [Koninklijke HFC](/source/Koninklijke_HFC) and the [Netherlands national team (unofficial)](/source/Netherlands_national_football_team_results_(unofficial_matches)) in the early 1890s. He later became a [bobsledder](/source/Bobsleigh), competing in the [four-man event](/source/Bobsleigh_at_the_1928_Winter_Olympics) at the [1928 Winter Olympics](/source/1928_Winter_Olympics).[2]

## Footballing career

Hubert Menten was born on 12 September 1873 in the [Dutch East Indies](/source/Dutch_East_Indies), in the Indonesian archipelago of Bangka-Belitung on the island of [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra).

Together with [Pim Mulier](/source/Pim_Mulier), [Jacob Willem Schorer](/source/Jacob_Willem_Schorer), [Johan Schröder](/source/Johan_Schr%C3%B6der), [Solco Tromp](/source/Solco_Tromp), and [Albertus Putman Cramer](/source/Albertus_Putman_Cramer), Menten was a member of the [Koninklijke HFC](/source/Koninklijke_HFC) team that won the [first ever cup match in the Netherlands on 11 February 1894](/source/KNVB_Cup#Early_history), helping his side to a 3–1 win over [Haarlem](/source/HFC_Haarlem),[3] as well as three Dutch championships in [1889–90](/source/1889%E2%80%9390_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship), [1892–93](/source/1892%E2%80%9393_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship), and [1894–95](/source/1894%E2%80%9395_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship).[4] He was one of the eleven footballers who started in the [Netherlands' first-ever unofficial international match](/source/Netherlands_national_football_team_results_(unofficial_matches)) on 6 February 1894 against the English side Felixstowe United, which ended in a 0–1 loss, but such was the English supremacy at the time that this was still an incredible result.[5][6] According to the chronicles of the match, Menten "almost scored, but was not sharp enough in the finish".[6]

## Bobsledder career

Menten was part of the Netherlands delegation at the 1928 Summer Olympics, winning 51 prizes; of which 22 first prizes, 13 second prizes, and 16 third prizes. At the [1928 Winter Olympics](/source/1928_Winter_Olympics) in [Saint Moritz](/source/Saint_Moritz), he was part of the first Dutch bobsleigh team in the [four-man event](/source/Bobsleigh_at_the_1928_Winter_Olympics) (the Dutch didn't participate in 1924) together with [Curt van de Sandt](/source/Curt_van_de_Sandt) (captain), [Henri Louis Dekking](/source/Henri_Louis_Dekking), [Edwin Louis Teixeira de Mattos](/source/Edwin_Louis_Teixeira_de_Mattos) and [Jacques Delprat](/source/Jacques_Delprat). The Dutch team finished 8th in the first run and finished 12th overall after the second run.[1]

## Honours

**[Koninklijke HFC](/source/Koninklijke_HFC)**

- [Dutch Championship](/source/Eredivisie): - **Champions (3)**: [1889–90](/source/1889%E2%80%9390_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship), [1892–93](/source/1892%E2%80%9393_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship), and [1894–95](/source/1894%E2%80%9395_Netherlands_Football_League_Championship)

## References

1. ["Olympische Winterspalen, De Sumatra post"](https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011023555:mpeg21:a0074). *www.delpher.nl*

1. ["Hubert Menten Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/hubert-menten-1.html). *www.sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/hubert-menten-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

1. ["Netherlands 1893/94 - Holdert-beeld"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned1894.html#beeld). [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

1. ["Netherlands Eerste Klasse West Final League Tables 1890-1950"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahistwest.html). [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF). Retrieved 1 December 2024.

1. ["Nederlands elftal voor de wedstrijd tegen Felixstowe"](https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/af7fe182-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84) [Dutch national team before the match against Felixstowe] (in Dutch). *www.nationaalarchief.nl*. 6 February 1894. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230720/https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/af7fe182-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84?searchKey=982943318b68e4672cb1f11e890aab42) 10 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

1. ["Beste spelers van Nederland niet opgewassen tegen Engelse ploeg"](https://www.dagvantoen.nl/beste-spelers-van-nederland-niet-opgewassen-tegen-engelse-ploeg/) [Best players in the Netherlands are no match for the English team] (in Dutch). *www.dagvantoen.nl*. 6 February 1894. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230701215941/https://www.dagvantoen.nl/beste-spelers-van-nederland-niet-opgewassen-tegen-engelse-ploeg/) 1 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

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