John Van Alphen Explained

John Van Alphen
Fullname:Jan van Alphen
Birth Date:17 June 1914
Birth Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Height:1.69 m
Position:Defender, Midfielder
Years1:1936–1946
Clubs1:Beerschot VAC
Nationalyears1:1938–1944
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1960–1961
Managerclubs1:KSV Waregem

Jan "John" van Alphen (17 June 1914  - 19 December 1961) was a Belgian footballer, born in Antwerp, Belgium.

He played as a midfielder for Beerschot VAC.[1] With the anversois, he twice won the Belgian Championship, in 1938 and 1939. He played for the Diables Rouges from 1938 to 1944, with whom he played eleven games, including one at the 1938 World Cup.[2]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://beerschot.wimmel.be/index2.php?menu=player&ID=459 Player page at beerschot.wimmel.be
  2. http://www.footbel.be/fr/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/per_speler.html Player page at the site of the URBSFA