Frans Geurtsen (17 March 1942 – 12 December 2015) was a Dutch

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, who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Club career

Geurtsen started his professional career at hometown side

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, winning promotion to the

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in 1962. He played for an Utrecht XI in the

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, scoring twice against Tasmania Berlin. He was signed by Amsterdam club DWS in summer 1963, and was the Eredivisie top scorer in both the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons. He won the

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league title with DWS in 1964. An Achilles tendon injury cut short his career and he had to retire in 1971 aged only 29.

International career

He made his debut for the

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in an October 1964

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match against

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, immediately scoring a goal. It proved to be his final international as well.

International goals

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Personal life and death

After retiring, Geurtsen worked as a technician and coached amateur sides in North Holland. He died in December 2015 in Alkmaar.Oud voetballer Frans Geurtsen overleden
- RTV Utrecht

References

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- De Oud Utrechter 1942 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Utrecht (city) Association football forwards Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers AFC DWS players Eredivisie players {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub