Piet Fransen
 Fransen in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 2015 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Velocitas 1897 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1957 | Velocitas 1897 | ||
| 1957–1965 | GVAV | 190 | (41) |
| 1965–1966 | Feyenoord | 40 | (6) |
| 1967–1970 | GVAV | 101 | (12) |
| 1971–1973 | FC Groningen | 65 | (5) |
| Total | 331 | (59) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1966 | Netherlands | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Piet Fransen (5 July 1936 – 2 August 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Nicknamed Mr. FC Groningen, Fransen played the majority of his career for FC Groningen and its predecessor GVAV. He totalled 484 official matches for the club, scoring 82 goals.[1] He started his career at Velocitas and was part of their first professional Tweede Divisie squad, when the third professional football league was introduced in the Netherlands in 1956.[2]
He also had a spell at Feyenoord.
International career
[edit]He made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Albania and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal.[3] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]
His final international was a March 1966 friendly match against West Germany.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 January 1965 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |  Israel |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
Death and legacy
[edit]He died on 2 August 2015 in Groningen.[6] A minute of silence was held ahead of the Johan Cruijff Shield match between Groningen and PSV Eindhoven later that day.[1]
In 2007 a street in Groningen at the former Oosterpark Stadion terrain was named after Fransen.[7] In 2011, the east stand of the Euroborg stadium was named Piet Fransen Stand.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Piet Fransen (79) overleden: vanavond minuut stilte Archived 2015-08-06 at the Wayback Machine - FC Groningen (in Dutch)
- ^ Velocitas prominenten - Velocitas 1897 (in Dutch)
- ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ^ Piet Fransen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ National team stats - EU Football
- ^ FC Groningen-icoon Fransen overleden (79) - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Oosterparkwijk krijgt roemruchte straatnamen - Trots van het Noorden (in Dutch)
- ^ Piet Fransen Tribune in Euroborg Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - FC Groningen (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Piet Fransen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - Feyenoord-Online