| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joannes Cornelis Christianus van Roessel | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 2011 (aged 86) | ||
| Playing position | striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| LONGA | |||
| 1951–1957 | Willem II | 168 | (152) |
| 1957–1958 | LONGA | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1949–1955 | Netherlands | 5 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jan van Roessel (7 April 1925 – 3 June 2011) was a Dutch football player.
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A big striker and fierce header of the ball, Van Roessel was picked up at LONGA by Willem II in Tilburg in 1951, and won the 1952 Dutch (then still amateur) league title[1] and in 1955 the first professional Eredivisie championship.[2] He was reportedly linked to neighbours PSV Eindhoven and some Italian clubs, most notably Sampdoria and Torino.
Van Roessel was named Player of the Century of Willem II.[3]
Van Roessel made his debut for the Netherlands in a June 1949 friendly match against Finland and had earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics[4], where he scored against Brazil.
His final international was a May 1955 friendly match against Switzerland.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 June 1949 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 1-0 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 16 June 1949 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 3-0 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 21 September 1952 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1-0 | 2-3 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 15 November 1952 | Boothferry Park, Hull, England | England | 1-0 | 2-2 | Friendly match |
Van Roessel married Louisa van Laarhoven in 1956 and the couple had one daughter, who died of leukemia in 1988. In his later years, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Van Roessel passed away on 3 June 2011 of a lung disease at the age of 86.[6]