| Piet Fransen | |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Velocitas 1897 |
| Years1: | 1952–1957 |
| Clubs1: | Velocitas 1897 |
| Years2: | 1957–1965 |
| Caps2: | 190 |
| Goals2: | 41 |
| Years3: | 1965–1966 |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 1967–1970 |
| Caps4: | 101 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 1971–1973 |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 331 |
| Totalgoals: | 59 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1964–1966 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Piet Fransen (5 July 1936 – 2 August 2015) was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nicknamed Mr. FC Groningen, Fransen played the majority of his career for FC Groningen and its predecessor GVAV. He totalled 484 official matches for the club, scoring 82 goals.[1] He started his career at Velocitas and was part of their first professional Tweede Divisie squad, when the third professional football league was introduced in the Netherlands in 1956.[2]
He also had a spell at Feyenoord.
He made his debut for the Netherlands in an October 1964 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Albania and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal.[3] He represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
His final international was a March 1966 friendly match against West Germany.
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
[4]He died on 2 August 2015 in Groningen.[5] A minute of silence was held ahead of the Johan Cruijff Shield match between Groningen and PSV Eindhoven later that day.[1]
In 2007 a street in Groningen at the former Oosterpark Stadion terrain was named after Fransen.[6] In 2011, the east stand of the Euroborg stadium was named Piet Fransen Stand.[7]