Jan Fransz (24 May 1937 – 18 December 2021) was a Dutch professional

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player and coach.

Career

Fransz played as a

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for DVOS,

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, Blauw-Wit,

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HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982 ...

, SHS and

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, retiring from professional play at the age of 39. He won the

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title and

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with Ajax, and the

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title with Haarlem. He later worked as a coach, including as an assistant at HFC Haarlem, and as assistant manager, scout, and caretaker manager at AZ. He also managed amateur club

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, winning promotion with the club. Fransz died on 18 December 2021, at the age of 84.

References

1937 births 2021 deaths Dutch footballers AFC Ajax players Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players FC Amsterdam players Racing Club Heemstede players HFC Haarlem players SVV Scheveningen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football midfielders Dutch football managers HFC Haarlem non-playing staff AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff AZ Alkmaar managers Association football coaches AFC '34 managers Footballers from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-footy-bio-stub