Frans Thijssen

Frans Thijssen
Thijssen in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-01-23) 23 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Malden, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Juliana '31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 NEC Nijmegen 83 (10)
1973–1979 FC Twente 167 (47)
1979–1983 Ipswich Town 125 (10)
1983–1984 Nottingham Forest 17 (3)
1984 Vancouver Whitecaps 45 (9)
1984–1987 Fortuna Sittard 79 (11)
1987–1988 FC Groningen 25 (0)
1988–1991 Vitesse Arnhem 87 (1)
Total 628 (91)
International career
1975–1981 Netherlands[1] 14 (3)
Managerial career
1995–1996 Vitesse Arnhem
1997–1998 Malmö FF
1999 De Graafschap
2000–2001 Fortuna Sittard
2014–2015 Brisbane Roar (caretaker manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frans Thijssen (born 23 January 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won fourteen caps for the Netherlands between 1975 and 1981.

  1. ^ "Interlands Frans Thijssen". Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.