Ge Fortgens
 Gé Fortgens in 1912 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gerardus Fortgens | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 10, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | May 4, 1957 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1906–1914 | Ajax | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1914–1917 | UVV | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1917–1922 | Haarlem | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1912 | Netherlands | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Gerardus "Gé" Fortgens (July 10, 1887, in Haarlem – May 4, 1957, in Haarlem) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Fortgens was the first Ajax-player ever who was selected for the Netherlands national football team. As such, he competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.
External links
- Ge Fortgens at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ge Fortgens – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1957 deaths
- Dutch footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- HFC Haarlem players
- Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Footballers from Haarlem
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Netherlands international footballers