Fons van Wissen (21 March 19337 July 2015) was a Dutch

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player.

Club career

Van Wissen made his senior debut at 15 years of age at local amateur side RKVVMFons van Wissen (82) overleden
- Volkskrant and joined

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in 1951. He moved to

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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

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International career

He made his debut for the

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in an April 1957 friendly match against

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and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 4 goals.National team stats
- Voetbalstats He represented his country in 4

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matches. His final international was an October 1964

match against

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. He decided to quit international football after being struck by poverty in Albania.

International goals

National team stats
- EU Football :''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.''

Retirement and death

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wissen, Fons van 1933 births 2015 deaths People from Eijsden-Margraten Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers MVV Maastricht players PSV Eindhoven players Helmond Sport players Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)