Siebold Sissingh

Siebold Sissingh (born 5 July 1899 - 31 May 1960) was a Dutch footballer who played as a right defender or right midfielder. Sissingh was a professional wine merchant by trade.

Career Sissingh was born in Groningen in 1899 as the son of Hieronymus Jacobus Sissingh.

On 12 June 1921, Sissingh made his debut for the Netherlands national football team in a friendly match against Denmark, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

In 1928 he took over the family wine merchant's business "H. J. Sissingh" in Groningen. He managed to make the company grow successfully. In 1936 the business celebrated its 125 anniversary.

Between 1929 and 1932, he served as head coach of Be Quick (Groningen). He was also part of the club’s board of directors and later became an honorary member of the club.

Sissingh was married to G. Kruizinga and was father. He died on 31 May 1960 in Amsterdam at the age of 60.

A street in the Van Starkenborgh district of Groningen, the Siebold Sissinghlaan, was named in his honor.

International statistics International appearances of Siebold Sissingh # Date Match Result Type Goals While playing for Be Quick 1887 1 12 June 1921 Denmark – Netherlands 1–1 Friendly 0