Jan "John" van Alphen (17 June 1914 – 19 December 1961) was a Belgian

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, born in Antwerp,

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. He played as a

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er for Beerschot VAC. With the anversois, he twice won the Belgian Championship, in 1938 and 1939. He played for the ''Diables Rouges'' from 1938 to

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, with whom he played eleven games, including one at the 1938 World Cup.Player page at the site of the URBSFA

Honours

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from 1938 to

(11 caps) * First international match: Belgium-

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, 1-1, 3 April 1938 * Participation in the 1938 World Cup (Played one match) * Belgian Champion in 1938 and 1939 with Beerschot VAC * Belgian Vice-Champion in 1937 with Beerschot VAC

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* Belgium international footballers Belgian footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players K. Beerschot V.A.C. players Belgian football managers K.S.V. Waregem managers 1914 births 1961 deaths Footballers from Antwerp Association football midfielders Association football defenders {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub