Jan Linssen (19 January 1913 – 2 November 1995) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at

Feijenoord Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...

and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.

Honours

* 1935-36 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord * 1937-38 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord * 1939-40 : Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord

References

Profile from fr-fanatic.com
1913 births 1995 deaths Dutch men's footballers Feyenoord players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Rotterdam {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub