Fons van Wissen


Fons van Wissen 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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 1957De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–05–2Friendly match
213 April 1958Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium2–07–1Friendly match
323 April 1958De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands6–08–1Friendly match
423 April 1958De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands7–08–1Friendly match

Retirement and death

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