Piet Fransen
.jpg) 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Velocitas 1897 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1957 | Velocitas 1897 | ||
| 1957–1965 | GVAV | 246 | (49) |
| 1965–1966 | Feyenoord | 40 | (6) |
| 1967–1971 | GVAV | 136 | (18) |
| 1971–1973 | FC Groningen | 65 | (5) |
| Total | 487 | (78) | |
| 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]
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.[4] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5]
His final international was a March 1966 friendly match against West Germany.[6]
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.[8] 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.[9] In 2011, the east stand of the Euroborg stadium was named Piet Fransen Stand.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Piet Fransen (79) overleden - FC Groningen (in Dutch)
- ↑ Velocitas prominenten - Velocitas 1897 (in Dutch)
- ↑ "'Mister FC Groningen' Piet Fransen overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
- ↑ Piet Fransen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ "Piet Fransen". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ 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
- Piet Fransen at Ererat (in Dutch)
- 1936 births
- 2015 deaths
- Footballers from Groningen (city)
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Velocitas 1897 players
- FC Groningen players
- Feyenoord players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen