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Jo Mommers
Mommers in 1952
Personal information
Full name Johannes Cornelis Adrianus Mommers[1]
Date of birth (1927-06-12)12 June 1927
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Date of death 13 March 1989(1989-03-13) (aged 61)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
GUDOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1955 Willem II
International career
1952 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johannes Cornelis Adrianus "Jo" Mommers (12 June 1927 – 13 March 1989) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Born in Tilburg, Mommers started his football career at local club GUDOK before moving to the main club in the city, Willem II at age 17.[4][5] He broke his leg in a 3–1 loss to NAC, where he collided with opposing player Louis Overbeeke.[6]

Honours

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Willem II

References

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  1. ^ "Jo Mommers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jo Mommers Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Jo Mommers". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Portret van een kampioensploeg: De elf van Willem II". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 April 1951. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Willem II". Historie Betaald Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Hattrick van Canjels; Mommers breekt been". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). Rotterdam: De Arbeiderspers. 7 July 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 20 December 2020.