John Van Alphen

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John Van Alphen
Personal information
Full name Jan van Alphen
Date of birth(1914-06-17)17 June 1914
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death 19 December 1961(1961-12-19) (aged 47)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1946 Beerschot VAC
International career
1938–1944 Belgium 11 (0)
Managerial career
1960–1961 KSV Waregem
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan "John" van Alphen (17 June 1914 – 19 December 1961) was a Belgian footballer, born in Antwerp, Belgium.

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He played as a midfielder for Beerschot VAC. [1] With the anversois, he twice won the Belgian Championship, in 1938 and 1939. He played for the Diables Rouges from 1938 to 1944, with whom he played eleven games, including one at the 1938 World Cup. [2]

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