Joop Pelser (17 March 1892 – 27 July 1974) was a Dutch

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who played for Ajax. His brothers

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, Adriaan and Fons were also all footballers for Ajax, as was his son Harry. Another son, also named Jan, joined the Waffen-SS during

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, and Pelser, his wife, and three sons all joined the

Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging The National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands ( nl, Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland, ; NSB) was a Dutch fascist and later Nazi political party that called itself a " movement". As a parliamentary party participating in leg ...

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1892 births 1974 deaths Dutch men's footballers AFC Ajax players Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football players not categorized by position {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub