Ge Fortgens
Gerardus "Gé" Fortgens (July 10, 1887, in Haarlem – May 4, 1957, in Haarlem) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Fortgens was the first Ajax-player ever who was selected for the Netherlands national football team for the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[1]
![]() Gé Fortgens in 1911 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gerardus Fortgens | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 10, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | May 4, 1957 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1906–1914 | Ajax | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1914–1917 | UVV | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1917–1922 | Haarlem | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1912 | Netherlands | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "Ge Fortgens". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
- Ge Fortgens at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens – FIFA competition record (archived)
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