Jan Linssen
Jan Linssen (19 January 1913 – 2 November 1995) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at Feijenoord and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Linssen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 1995 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De Jonge Spartaan | |||
| – | Feijenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1954 | Feijenoord | 337 | (91) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1938–1938 | Netherlands | 1 * | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2007 * (this record is unofficial, see main text) | |||
Honours
- 1935-36 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
- 1937-38 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
- 1939-40 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
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