Noud van Melis

Noud van Melis (10 February 1924 – 8 August 2001) was a Dutch footballer, who played as a centre forward.[1][2]

Noud van Melis
Van Melis in 1951
Personal information
Full name Arnoldus Cornelis van Melis
Date of birth (1924-02-10)10 February 1924
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Date of death 8 August 2001(2001-08-08) (aged 77)
Place of death Geldrop, Netherlands
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
RKVV Tongelre
1946–1954 EVV Eindhoven
1954–1958 Rapid JC 62 (27)
1958–1960 EVV Eindhoven
International career
1950–1957 Netherlands 13 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Van Melis was born in Eindhoven[1][2] and started playing football at local third-level club RKVV Tongelre.[3] In 1946, he moved to EVV Eindhoven.[3] Over time, a team was built around the proficient goalscorer Van Melis.[3][4] During the early 1950s, this team was among the best in the Netherlands, culminating in the 1953–54 season, in which they became national champions.[2][3][4]

After the 1953–54 season, professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, and Van Melis took the opportunity to get paid by moving to Rapid JC.[3][4] In the 1955–56 season, he was an important part of the Rapid JC squad which became Dutch champions.[4]

In 1958, he returned to EVV Eindhoven, who by then had descended to the Eerste Divisie.[1][4] After two seasons, he retired at the age of 36.[1][4]

A stand at the Jan Louwers Stadion, home stadium of FC Eindhoven (as EVV Eindhoven is now known), is named after him.[5]

International career

Van Melis earned 13 caps for the Netherlands between 1950 and 1957.[2][6][7] He scored in each of his first eight international appearances, netting twelve goals.[6][7] In total, he scored 15 times.[2][6][7] In 1952, he was selected for the Dutch squad at the Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance.[8][9]

Style of play

Van Melis was known as a very productive goalscorer[3][4] who was adept at positioning.[4] Despite being positioned on the pitch as a traditional centre forward, he also possessed qualities associated with more modern forwards, due to his pace, technique, and insight.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2][6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 195033
195148
195221
195310
195410
195500
195600
195723
Total1315
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Melis goal.
List of international goals scored by Noud van Melis[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 October 1950Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland4–45–7Friendly
212 November 1950Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium1–42–7Friendly
310 December 1950Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France France1–22–5Friendly
415 April 1951Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Belgium1–05–4Friendly
52–3
63–3
76 June 1951Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands Norway1–22–3Friendly
827 October 1951Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands Finland2–14–4Friendly
93–4
104–4
1125 November 1951Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands Belgium6–76–7Friendly
126 April 1952Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium1–12–4Friendly
1326 May 1957Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria Austria1–02–31958 FIFA World Cup qualification
142–0
1511 September 1957Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands Luxembourg4–15–21958 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

EVV Eindhoven

Rapid JC

References
  1. "Noud van Melis". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "Noud van Melis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. "Jan Louwers, spijbelaar, speler en sponsor" (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. "Noud van Melis" (in Dutch). Voetballegends. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. "FCE FLYER JAN LOUWERS STADION" (PDF) (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. "Interlands en doelpunten van Noud van Melis voor het Nederlandse elftal" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. "Noud van Melis – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. "Arnold VAN MELIS". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. "Noud van Melis". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. "Noud van Melis, international footballer".
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