Willem Hesselink

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Willem Hesselink

Personal information
Full name	Willem Frederik Hesselink
Date of birth	(1878-02-08)8 February 1878
Place of birth	Arnhem, Netherlands
Date of death	1 December 1973(1973-12-01) (aged 95)
Place of death	Bennekom, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1892–1899	Vitesse Arnhem	33+	(20+)
1899–1901	HVV Den Haag	54+	(66+)
1901–1905	Vitesse Arnhem	15+	(4+)
1902–1905	Bayern Munich	?	(?)
1905–1919	Vitesse Arnhem	22+	(11+)
Total		124+	(101+[1])
International career
1905	Netherlands	1	(0)
Managerial career
1902–1905	Bayern Munich (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willem Frederik Hesselink (8 February 1878 – 1 December 1973) was a Dutch football player and one of the founders of local club Vitesse Arnhem in 1892. He was known for his blue woolen cap, which he seemed to wear day and night, and was nicknamed the Cannon, although he was also referred to as the Doctor because of his doctorate in chemistry.