Faas Wilkes Explained

Faas Wilkes
Fullname:Servaas Wilkes
Birth Date:1923 10, df=y
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height:1.84m (06.04feet)
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1933–1934
Youthclubs1:RSV HION
Youthyears2:1934–1941
Youthclubs2:Xerxes Rotterdam
Years1:1941–1949
Years2:1949–1952
Years3:1952–1953
Years4:1953–1956
Years5:1956–1958
Years6:1958–1959
Years7:1959–1962
Years8:1962–1964
Clubs8:Xerxes Rotterdam
Caps1:71
Goals1:49
Caps2:95
Goals2:47
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Caps4:62
Goals4:38
Caps5:64
Goals5:23
Caps6:34
Goals6:20
Caps7:88
Goals7:33
Caps8:28
Goals8:10
Totalcaps:454
Totalgoals:221
Nationalyears1:1946–1961
Nationalteam1:Netherlands[1]
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:35

Servaas "Faas" Wilkes (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈfaːs ˈʋɪlkəs/, 13 October 1923 – 15 August 2006) was a Dutch football forward, who earned a total of 38 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored 35 goals (average 0.92 goals per game). However, for a prolonged period of his career, June 1949 through till March 1955, he was banned from the national team since the KNVB did not allow professional players to participate. He also played for the Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Wilkes played for Xerxes Rotterdam, before moving to Internazionale in the summer of 1949. There he played 95 matches, scoring 47 goals. After his stay in Milan ended in 1952, he had a one-season spell at Torino. At age 30 he moved to Valencia in Spain, scoring a total of 38 goals in 62 appearances between 1953–54 and 1955–56, making him the first foreign idol of the club. He also played for VVV, Levante, and Fortuna '54. He died of a cardiac arrest in 2006, aged 82. He is considered one of the best footballers the Netherlands ever produced, being especially known for his creative style of play and brilliant dribbling. Wilkes was the 4th Dutch player (after Gerrit Keizer, Bep Bakhuys and Gerrit Vreken) who moved to play abroad. He held the record of most goals scored for the Netherlands national team from 1959 until 1998.

The Dutch cartoon character Kick Wilstra was named in part after Faas Wilkes (Wilstra was also named after two other Dutch men's footballers, Kick Smit and Abe Lenstra).

Career statistics

Player

ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Xerxes Rotterdam1945–463 1 –3 1
1946–4719 8 –19 8
1947–4824 19 –24 19
1948–4925 21 –25 21
Total71 49 71 49
Internazionale1949–50Serie A34 17 34 17
1950–51Serie A38 23 38 23
1951–52Serie A23 7 23 7
Total95 47 95 47
Torino1952–53Serie A12 1 12 1
Valencia1953–54La Liga28 18 28 18
1954–55La Liga15 9 15 9
1955–56La Liga19 11 19 11
Total62 38 62 38
Venlo1956–57Eredivisie30 8 30 8
1957–58Eredivisie34 15 34 15
Total64 23 64 23
Levante1958–59Segunda División34 20 34 20
Fortuna '541959–60Eredivisie30 16 30 16
1960–61Eredivisie27 5 27 5
1961–62Eredivisie31 12 31 12
Total88 33 88 33
Xerxes Rotterdam1962–6320 8 20 8
1963–648 2 8 2
Total28 10 28 10
Total454 221 454 221

International

Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkes goal.

List of international goals scored by Faas Wilkes
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg1-06-2Friendly[3]
22-1
33-1
46-1
5Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands1-16-3Friendly[4]
65-3
76-3
8Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium1-02-2Friendly[5]
92-0
10Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2-16-2Friendly[6]
116-2
12Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1-01-0Friendly[7]
13Fratton Park, Portsmouth, United Kingdom1-03-11948 Summer Olympics[8]
143-1
15Arsenal Stadium, London, United Kingdom3-33-41948 Summer Olympics [9]
16De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands4-14-1Friendly[10]
17Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark2-12-1Friendly[11]
18De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1-04-1Friendly[12]
194-0
20Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3-13-2Friendly[13]
21Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1-11-2Friendly[14]
22De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 2-15-21958 FIFA World Cup qualification[15]
23De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 3-05-2Friendly[16]
244-0
25Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium 5-17-2Friendly[17]
266-1
27De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1-08-1Friendly[18]
282-0
29Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1-01-2Friendly[19]
30De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 3-09-1Friendly[20]
314-0
326-0
33De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 3-17-1Friendly[21]
347-1
35Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1-11-2Friendly[22]

Honours

Internazionale
Valencia
Levante

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faas Wilkes – Goals in International Matches . 13 November 2008.
  2. Web site: Faas Wilkes . Olympedia . 22 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Luxembourg v Netherlands, 10 March 1946. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Netherlands v Belgium, 12 May 1946. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Belgium v Netherlands, 30 May 1946. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Netherlands v Switzerland, 21 September 1947. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Netherlands v Sweden, 09 June 1948. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland* international football match report. EU Football.info. 24 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Great Britain v Netherlands, 31 July 1948. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Netherlands v France, 23 April 1949. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Denmark v Netherlands, 12 June 1949. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Netherlands v Switzerland, 19 May 1955. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Netherlands v Saar, 06 June 1956. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Netherlands v Germany, 03 April 1957. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  15. Web site: Luxembourg v Netherlands, 11 September 1957. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  16. Web site: Netherlands v Belgium, 17 November 1957. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  17. Web site: Belgium v Netherlands, 13 April 1958. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  18. Web site: Netherlands v Netherlands Antilles, 23 April 1958. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Netherlands v Turkey, 04 May 1958. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  20. Web site: Netherlands v Belgium, 04 October 1959. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  21. Web site: Netherlands v Norway, 04 November 1959. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  22. Web site: Netherlands v Mexico, 19 April 1961. 11v11. 24 April 2024.
  23. Web site: Trofeo Concepción Arenal (Ferrol) .
  24. Web site: Faas Wilkes – Goals in International Matches .
  25. News: 30 August 2006 . Faas Wilkes, futbolista holandés . El País . 10 October 2014 . En 1954 fue elegido jugador del año, por encima de Kubala y Di Stéfano, los grandes del momento, con los que coincidió..
  26. Web site: Italy 1950/51 .
  27. Web site: Plantilla del Valencia 1953–54 .
  28. Web site: Plantilla del Valencia 1955–56 .
  29. Web site: Plantilla del Levante 1958–59 .

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