Jan Linssen (19 January 1913 – 2 November 1995) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at
Feijenoord
Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...
and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was
Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the
Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the
Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.
Honours
* 1935-36 :
Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
* 1937-38 :
Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
* 1939-40 :
Eredivisie winner with Feijenoord
References
Profile from fr-fanatic.com
1913 births
1995 deaths
Dutch men's footballers
Feyenoord players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Rotterdam
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