Frans Alfred Meeng

Frans Alfred Meeng (18 January 1910 – 18 September 1944) was an Indonesian football midfielder who played for the Dutch East Indies in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for SVVB Batavia.

Frans Alfred Meeng
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-01-18)18 January 1910
Place of birth Dutch East Indies
Date of death 18 September 1944(1944-09-18) (aged 34)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SVVB Batavia
National team
Dutch East Indies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He died along with thousands of others when the Japanese cargo ship Jun'yō Maru sank after being torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Tradewind.[2]

References
  1. Copa do Mundo da FIFA França 1938 Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Sinking of the Junyo Maru. One of the largest, yet most forgotten, maritime disaster of WWII!
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