Fons Pelser

Fons Pelser
Pelser wearing the Ajax kit
Personal information
Full name Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser[1]
Date of birth (1893-12-28)28 December 1893
Place of birth Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands[1]
Date of death 2 July 1974(1974-07-02) (aged 80)
Place of death Bussum, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1908–1913 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1926 Ajax 192 (12)
International career
1921–1922 Netherlands 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser, known as Fons Pelser, (28 December 1893[1] – 2 July 1974[2]) was a Dutch footballer.

Career

Pelser played for Ajax as a right back, making his senior debut in 1913.[4] He also appeared for the Dutch national side on six occasions.[5]

Pelser suddenly retired from football in 1926, leaving Ajax Football Club until being appointed a Member of Merit in 1938.[4]

Personal life

Fons was born in Nieuwer-Amstel, the son of Johannes Arnoldus Pelser and Hendrika Maria Slief. He was married to Adriana Petronella Maria Schaap.[1]

His brothers Jan, Adriaan and Joop were also all footballers for Ajax, as was his nephew Harry.[6] Fons was the youngest of the four brothers.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Archiefkaarten: Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Familieberichten". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 July 1974. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Militieregisters: Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Fons Pelser" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax official website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  6. ^ Arthur de Boer (13 March 2000). "Een held valt in ongenade". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 4 October 2010.