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Frans Geurtsen

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Frans Geurtsen
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Frans Geurtsen (right)
Personal information
Full name Franciscus Gerardus Geurtsen
Date of birth (1942-03-17)17 March 1942
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Date of death 12 December 2015(2015-12-12) (aged 73)
Place of death Alkmaar, Netherlands
Position Striker
Youth career
1953-1959 Velox
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Velox 100 (76)
1963–1971 DWS 185 (99)
Total 285 (175)
International career
1964 Netherlands 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frans Geurtsen (17 March 1942 – 12 December 2015) was a Dutch footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Club career

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A prolific striker, Geurtsen started his career at hometown side Velox aged 11,[1] winning promotion with the senior team to the Eerste Divisie in 1962. He played for an Utrecht XI in the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, scoring twice against Tasmania Berlin.[2] He was signed by Amsterdam club DWS in summer 1963, and was the Eredivisie top scorer in both the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons.[3] He won the Eredivisie league title with DWS in 1964 and scored for them in the 1964–65 European Champions Cup.

An Achilles tendon injury cut short his career[4] and he had to retire in 1971 aged only 29.

International career

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He made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Albania, immediately scoring a goal.[5] It proved to be his final international as well.[6]

International goals

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Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 October 1964Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, AlbaniaImage Albania2–02–01966 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life and death

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After retiring, Geurtsen worked as a manager at a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Haarlem[1] and coached amateur sides in North Holland. He died in December 2015 in Alkmaar.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "'Foto's uit de oude doos' (2): Frans Geurtsen". Kolping Boys (in Dutch). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Bio - Betaald Voetbal Utrecht (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ "Ex-international Frans Geurtsen overleden". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Frans Geurtsen (1942 – 2015)". Kent u deze nog? (in Dutch). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. ↑ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ "Frans Geurtsen, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Oud voetballer Frans Geurtsen overleden - RTV Utrecht (in Dutch)
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