Jan Hassink Explained

Jan Hassink
Fullname:Jan Hendrik Hassink
Birth Date:6 April 1902
Birth Place:Meppel, Netherlands
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height:1.771m (05.81feet)[2]
Position:Defender
Years1:1923–1925
Clubs1:Ajax
Caps1:21
Goals1:0
Years2:1925–1927
Clubs2:PSV
Nationalteam1:Netherlands
Nationalyears1:1926
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Jan Hassink (6 April 1902  - 26 July 1927) was a Dutch footballer.[3] He played in two matches for the Netherlands national football team in 1926.[4]

Hassink was the first PSV-player ever who was selected for the national football team.[5]

Personal life

Jan was born in Meppel, the son of Jannes Hassink and Fredrika Andria Bordewijk.[6]

He died in 1927 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.[7] [8]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueKNVB CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax1923–24160160
1924–25504090
Total21040250

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: BS Overlijden met Jan Hendrik Hassink. Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven. 26 November 2021.
  2. News: Militieregisters: Jan Hendrik Hassink. Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 26 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Jan Hassink . worldfootball.net . 20 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Jan Hassink . National Football Teams . 20 November 2021.
  5. News: Portrait gallery in catacombs. psv.nl. 26 November 2021.
  6. News: BS Geboorte met Jan Hendrik Hassink. Drents Archief. 26 November 2021.
  7. News: Voetbal. J. Hassink. †. Algemeen Handelsblad. 26 July 1927. 26 November 2021.
  8. News: De begrafenis van J. Hassink. Het Vaderland. 30 July 1927. 26 November 2021.