Pelser wearing the Ajax kit |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alphonsus Johannes Maria Pelser | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1974 (aged 80) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1908–1913 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1913–1926 | Ajax | 192 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1921–1922 | Netherlands | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alphonsus Johannes Maria Pelser, known as Fons Pelser, (28 December 1893 – 3 July 1974) was a Dutch footballer
Pelser played for Ajax as a right back, making his senior debut in 1913.[1] He also appeared for the Dutch national side on six occasions.[2]
Pelser suddenly retired from football in 1926, leaving Ajax Football Club until being appointed a Member of Merit in 1938.[1]
His brothers Jan, Adriaan and Joop were also all footballers for Ajax, as was his nephew Harry.[3] Fons was the youngest of the four brothers.[1]