Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lawrence Adam | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies | ||
Date of death | 15 May 1941 | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Surabaya, Dutch East Indies | ||
Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1927 | HVV | ||
1927–1933 | Grasshoppers | ||
1933 | HVV | ||
International career | |||
1929 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
1930–1931 | Netherlands | 11 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lawrence "Law" Adam (11 June 1908 – 15 May 1941) was a Dutch-Swiss football player who played as a forward. He was born in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies and died in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.[1] Law Adam is reportedly the first European footballer to use the Scissors move, also known as the step over, earning the nickname "Adam the Scissorsman" in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]