Jan van Schijndel

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Jan van Schijndel
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(s) 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, correct as of 4 March 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2011

Jan van Schijndel (4 March 1927 – 28 February 2011) was a Dutch football player.[1]

Club career

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A one-club man, van Schijndel has played his entire career for SVV in Schiedam, with whom he won the 1949 Dutch league title[2] and the first Dutch Supercup.[3] He was one of the last surviving players of that title-winning squad.[4]

International career

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Van Schijndel made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 1949 friendly match against Belgium 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 the 1952 Summer Olympics.[5]

His final international was an April 1955 friendly match, also against Belgium.[6]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 June 1949 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 4-0 4-1 Friendly match

Death

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Van Schijndel died on 28 February 2011 at the age of 83.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jan van Schijndel". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Netherlands - Champions - RSSSF
  3. ^ Netherlands - List of Super Cup Finals - RSSSF
  4. ^ Henk Könemann, eeuwige legende van SVV - Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Netherlands roster - FIFA
  6. ^ National team stats - Voetbalstats (in Dutch)
  7. ^ Voormalig international Jan van Schijndel overleden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
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