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Reinier Beeuwkes
	Reinier Beeuwkes in 1905
Personal information
Full name	Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes
Date of birth	17 February 1884
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death	1 April 1963 (aged 79)
Place of death	The Hague, Netherlands
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1903	Quick
1903–1910	DFC
International career
1905–1910	Netherlands
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes (17 February 1884 – 1 April 1963) was a Dutch footballer.^[1]^[2]

Club career

Beeuwkes was born in The Hague and played for local side Quick. At the beginning of the 20th century he moved to play as a goalkeeper for DFC.^[3]

International career

On 30 April 1905, Beeuwkes played for the Netherlands in its first international game, when it won 4:1 against Belgium in an away game at Antwerp.

Until 1910, he remained goalkeeper for the national team, contributing considerably to its development as one of the strongest European teams of the period. The high point of his career was playing for the Netherlands in the 1908 Summer Olympics, that included football for the first time. After Hungary and Bohemia withdrew their teams, the Netherlands reached the semi-final uncontested when it lost 4:0 to the later winners, England. However, it received a bronze medal for its 2:0 win against Sweden. He was known for his punching of the ball instead of catching it and for playing in exactly the same kit as the outfield players.^[4]