 Pelser wearing the Ajax kit | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Date of death | 2 July 1974 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Bussum, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position | 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
editPelser 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
editFons 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Archiefkaarten: Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Familieberichten". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 July 1974. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Militieregisters: Alphonsius Johannes Maria Pelser" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Fons Pelser" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax official website. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ Arthur de Boer (13 March 2000). "Een held valt in ongenade". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
