Faas Wilkes

Dutch footballer (1923-2006)

Faas Wilkes (13 October 1923 – 15 August 2006) was a Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team.

Faas Wilkes
Personal information
Full name Servaas Wilkes
Date of birth (1923-10-13)13 October 1923
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 15 August 2006(2006-08-15) (aged 82)
Place of death Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1933–1934 RSV HION
1934–1941 Xerxes Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1941–1949 Xerxes Rotterdam 71 (49)
1949–1952 Inter Milan 95 (47)
1952–1953 Torino 12 (1)
1953–1956 Valencia 62 (38)
1956–1958 VVV 64 (23)
1958–1959 Levante 34 (20)
1959–1962 Fortuna '54 88 (33)
1962–1964 Xerxes Rotterdam 28 (10)
Total 454 (221)
National team
1946–1961 Netherlands[1] 38 (35)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Player

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Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Xerxes Rotterdam 1945–46 3 1 3 1
1946–47 19 8 19 8
1947–48 24 19 24 19
1948–49 25 21 25 21
Total 71 49 71 49
Internazionale 1949–50 Serie A 34 17 34 17
1950–51 Serie A 38 23 38 23
1951–52 Serie A 23 7 23 7
Total 95 47 95 47
Torino 1952–53 Serie A 12 1 12 1
Valencia 1953–54 La Liga 28 18 28 18
1954–55 La Liga 15 9 15 9
1955–56 La Liga 19 11 19 11
Total 62 38 62 38
Venlo 1956–57 Eredivisie 30 8 30 8
1957–58 Eredivisie 34 15 34 15
Total 64 23 64 23
Levante 1958–59 Segunda División 34 20 34 20
Fortuna '54 1959–60 Eredivisie 30 16 30 16
1960–61 Eredivisie 27 5 27 5
1961–62 Eredivisie 31 12 31 12
Total 88 33 88 33
Xerxes Rotterdam 1962–63 20 8 20 8
1963–64 8 2 8 2
Total 28 10 28 10
Total 454 221 454 221

International

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Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkes goal.
List of international goals scored by Faas Wilkes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 March 1946 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 1-0 6-2 Friendly [3]
2 2-1
3 3-1
4 6-1
5 12 May 1946 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Belgium 1-1 6-3 Friendly [4]
6 5-3
7 6-3
8 30 May 1946 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium   Belgium 1-0 2-2 Friendly [5]
9 2-0
10 21 September 1947 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Switzerland 2-1 6-2 Friendly [6]
11 6-2
12 9 June 1948 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Sweden 1-0 1-0 Friendly [7]
13 26 July 1948 Fratton Park, Portsmouth, United Kingdom   Republic of Ireland 1-0 3-1 1948 Summer Olympics [8]
14 3-1
15 31 July 1948 Arsenal Stadium, London, United Kingdom   Great Britain 3-3 3-4 1948 Summer Olympics [9]
16 23 April 1949 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   France 4-1 4-1 Friendly [10]
17 12 June 1949 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark   Denmark 2-1 2-1 Friendly [11]
18 19 May 1955 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Switzerland 1-0 4-1 Friendly [12]
19 4-0
20 6 June 1956 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Saarland 3-1 3-2 Friendly [13]
21 3 April 1957 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   West Germany 1-1 1-2 Friendly [14]
22 11 September 1957 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Luxembourg 2-1 5-2 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
23 17 November 1957 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Belgium 3-0 5-2 Friendly [16]
24 4-0
25 13 April 1958 Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium   Belgium 5-1 7-2 Friendly [17]
26 6-1
27 23 April 1958 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands Antilles 1-0 8-1 Friendly [18]
28 2-0
29 4 May 1958 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Turkey 1-0 1-2 Friendly [19]
30 4 October 1959 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Belgium 3-0 9-1 Friendly [20]
31 4-0
32 6-0
33 4 November 1959 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Norway 3-1 7-1 Friendly [21]
34 7-1
35 19 April 1961 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Mexico 1-1 1-2 Friendly [22]

Honours

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Internazionale
Valencia
Levante

Individual

References

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  1. "Faas Wilkes – Goals in International Matches". Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. "Faas Wilkes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Luxembourg v Netherlands, 10 March 1946". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. "Netherlands v Belgium, 12 May 1946". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. "Belgium v Netherlands, 30 May 1946". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. "Netherlands v Switzerland, 21 September 1947". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. "Netherlands v Sweden, 09 June 1948". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. "Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland* international football match report". EU Football.info. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. "Great Britain v Netherlands, 31 July 1948". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. "Netherlands v France, 23 April 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. "Denmark v Netherlands, 12 June 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. "Netherlands v Switzerland, 19 May 1955". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. "Netherlands v Saar, 06 June 1956". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  14. "Netherlands v Germany, 03 April 1957". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  15. "Luxembourg v Netherlands, 11 September 1957". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  16. "Netherlands v Belgium, 17 November 1957". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  17. "Belgium v Netherlands, 13 April 1958". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  18. "Netherlands v Netherlands Antilles, 23 April 1958". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  19. "Netherlands v Turkey, 04 May 1958". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  20. "Netherlands v Belgium, 04 October 1959". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  21. "Netherlands v Norway, 04 November 1959". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  22. "Netherlands v Mexico, 19 April 1961". 11v11. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  23. "Trofeo Concepción Arenal (Ferrol)".
  24. "Faas Wilkes – Goals in International Matches".
  25. "Faas Wilkes, futbolista holandés". El País. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2014. En 1954 fue elegido jugador del año, por encima de Kubala y Di Stéfano, los grandes del momento, con los que coincidió.
  26. "Italy 1950/51".
  27. "Plantilla del Valencia 1953–54".
  28. "Plantilla del Valencia 1955–56".
  29. "Plantilla del Levante 1958–59".