Fons van Wissen

Fons van Wissen
Personal information
Full name Gerardus Jacobus Alphonsus van Wissen
Date of birth (1933-03-21)21 March 1933
Place of birth Margraten, Netherlands
Date of death 7 July 2015(2015-07-07) (aged 82)
Place of death Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
RKVVM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1958 MVV
1958–1967 PSV 230 (25)
1967–1969 Helmond Sport
National team
1957–1964 Netherlands 30 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fons van Wissen (21 March 1933 – 7 July 2015) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

Van Wissen made his senior debut at 15 years of age at local amateur side RKVVM[1] and joined MVV Maastricht in 1951.[2] He moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1958 and won the 1963 Eredivisie title with the club after beating Ajax 5-2 despite Van Wissen playing while injured.[3] He skippered the team for two years.[4]

He finished his career with Helmond Sport.

International career

He made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1957 friendly match against Belgium and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 4 goals.[5] He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

His final international was an October 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Albania. He decided to quit international football after being struck by poverty in Albania.[7]

International goals

[8]

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 1957De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Belgium1–05–2Friendly match
213 April 1958Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium2–07–1Friendly match
323 April 1958De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Curaçao6–08–1Friendly match
423 April 1958De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Curaçao7–08–1Friendly match

Retirement and death

After retiring, Van Wissen owned a sports shop in Eindhoven.[1] He died in July 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 Fons van Wissen (82) overleden - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Oud MVV-er Fons van Wissen (82) overleden - MVV Maastricht (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ PSV-icoon Fons van Wissen overleden - PSV (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Ex-international en PSV-icoon Van Wissen overleden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ Fons van Wissen – FIFA competition record (archive)
  7. ↑ Margratense PSV-grootheid Fons van Wissen overleden - L1 (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ National team stats - EU Football
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