Franciscus "Cas" Janssens (3 August 1944 – 4 July 2024) was a Dutch

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er who played as a

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. In 1973, he shared the first place on the list of top scorers with 18 goals together with

Willy Brokamp Willy Brokamp (born 25 February 1946) is a former football player for MVV Maastricht in the 1960s and 1970s who recruited him from RKVV Chèvremont (in the community of Kerkrade). His nickname was "The blond arrow". He ranked highly in the ''Fo ...

. Janssens died in

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on 4 July 2024, at the age of 79.Voormalig Eredivisie-topscorer Cas Janssens (79) overleden

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