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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
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. † Appearances (Goals).

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 and joined MVV Maastricht in 1951. 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. He skippered the team for two years.

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. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

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.

International goals

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. He died in July 2015.

See also

In Spanish: Fons van Wissen para niños