Jan Linssen
Forward, Football player
1913 – 1995
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Who was Jan Linssen?
Jan Linssen was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at Feijenoord and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1913
Rotterdam - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Lived in
- Rotterdam
- Died
- Nov 2, 1995
Rotterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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