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Héctor Henman

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Héctor Henman
Personal information
Full name Harold James Henman
Date of birth (1879-01-05)5 January 1879
Place of birth Oxford, England
Date of death 26 May 1969(1969-05-26) (aged 90)
Place of death Los Cocos, Argentina
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906 Alumni Athletic Club
International career
1904 South Africa 1 (0)
1906–1907 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold James "Héctor" Henman (5 January 1879 – 26 May 1969) was a footballer who played as an inside left[1] for South Africa and Argentina.[2]

Early life

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Henman was born in Oxford, England, on 5 January 1879, and educated at Bedford School from 1893 to 1897. At an early age he moved to South Africa.[2]

He received the temporary rank of lieutenant in the Army on 16 January 1902, upon joining the 34th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, during the later stages of the Second Boer War in South Africa.[3]

Playing career

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Club

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In Argentina Henman played for Alumni Athletic Club.[1]

International

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Henman played one match for an unofficial South African XI in 1904.[4][5]

In 1906 Henman was selected to play for a South Africa national team that toured South America. Upon arriving in Argentina Henman decided to stay and played one match for the Argentina national team.[2][4][6]

Later life

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Henman died suddenly at his home in Los Cocos, Córdoba Province, Argentina, on 26 May 1969.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hector Henman". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Interesting and curious facts about full internationals and national players (1901-1910)". IFFHS. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. ^ "No. 27415". The London Gazette. 11 March 1902. p. 1732.
  4. ^ a b "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  5. ^ "FOREIGNERS IN THE ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Harold James Henman - International Appearances".
  7. ^ Obituary, The Ousel, Vol.LXXIII, No.870, July 1969, p.119