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
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
RKVVM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1958 MVV
1958–1967 PSV 230 (25)
1967–1969 Helmond Sport
International career
1957–1964 Netherlands 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fons van Wissen (21 March 1933 – 7[citation needed] 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.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 1957 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Belgium 1–0 5–2 Friendly match
2 13 April 1958 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium  Belgium 2–0 7–1 Friendly match
3 23 April 1958 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Curaçao 6–0 8–1 Friendly match
4 23 April 1958 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Curaçao 7–0 8–1 Friendly match

Retirement and death

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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 Archived 2016-11-18 at the Wayback Machine - 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 (archived)
  7. ^ Margratense PSV-grootheid Fons van Wissen overleden - L1 (in Dutch)
  8. ^ National team stats - EU Football