Fons van Wissen

Fons van Wissen (21 March 19337 July 2015) was a Dutch football player.

Club career Van Wissen made his senior debut at 15 years of age at local amateur side RKVVM and joined MVV Maastricht in 1951. He moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1958 and won the 1963 Eredivisie title with the club after beating Ajax 5-2 despite Van Wissen playing while injured. He skippered the team for two years.

He finished his career with Helmond Sport.

International career He made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1957 friendly match against Belgium and has earned a total of 30 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

His final international was an October 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Albania. He decided to quit international football after being struck by poverty in Albania.

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 17 November 1957 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1–0 5–2 Friendly match 2 13 April 1958 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium 2–0 7–1 Friendly match 3 23 April 1958 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 6–0 8–1 Friendly match 4 23 April 1958 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 7–0 8–1 Friendly match

Retirement and death After retiring, Van Wissen owned a sports shop in Eindhoven. He died in July 2015.