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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

^ ^a ^b Fons van Wissen (82) overleden - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
^ Oud MVV-er Fons van Wissen (82) overleden - MVV Maastricht (in Dutch)
^ PSV-icoon Fons van Wissen overleden Archived 2016-11-18 at the Wayback Machine - PSV (in Dutch)
^ Ex-international en PSV-icoon Van Wissen overleden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
^ Fons van Wissen – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Margratense PSV-grootheid Fons van Wissen overleden - L1 (in Dutch)
^ National team stats - EU Football

External links

Fons van Wissen at National-Football-Teams.com

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