.jpg) van Schijndel in 1951 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan van Schijndel | ||
| Date of birth | (1927-03-04)4 March 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam,Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 28 February 2011(2011-02-28) (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1945 | SVV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1960 | SVV | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1949–1955 | Netherlands | 17 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2011 | |||
Jan van Schijndel (4 March 1927 – 28 February 2011) was a Dutchfootball player.[1]
A one-club man, van Schijndel has played his entire career forSVV inSchiedam, with whom he won the 1949 Dutch league title[2] and the firstDutch Supercup.[3] He was one of the last surviving players of that title-winning squad.[4]
Van Schijndel made his debut for theNetherlands in a March 1949 friendly match againstBelgium and had earned a total of 17 caps, scoring one goal. He captained the Netherlands in his last three games. He was a non-playing squad member for his country at the1952 Summer Olympics.[5]
His final international was an April 1955 friendly match, also againstBelgium.[6]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 1949 | Olympic Stadium,Helsinki,Finland |  Finland | 4-0 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
Van Schijndel died on 28 February 2011 at the age of 83.[7]
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