Ge Fortgens
Dutch footballer
![]() Gé Fortgens in 1911 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gerardus Fortgens | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | July 10, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | May 4, 1957(1957-05-04) (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1906–1914 | Ajax | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1914–1917 | UVV | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
1917–1922 | Haarlem | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1911–1912 | Netherlands | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerardus "Gé" Fortgens (July 10, 1887, in Haarlem – May 4, 1957, in Haarlem) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Fortgens was the first Ajax-player ever who was selected for the Netherlands national football team for the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1]
References
- ^ "Ge Fortgens". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
- Ge Fortgens at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Netherlands football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists
- GK Van Eek
- GK Göbel
- DF Bouman
- DF Feith
- DF Wijnveldt
- MF Boutmy
- MF Fortgens
- MF De Korver (c)
- MF Lotsij
- MF Van der Nagel
- MF De Wolf
- FW Bouvy
- FW Van Breda Kolff
- FW Ten Cate
- FW De Groot
- FW Von Heijden
- FW Houtkooper
- FW Van der Sluis
- FW Vos
- Coach: Chadwick
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