Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Henry Claassens [1] | ||
Place of birth | Transvaal, South Africa [1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Garrison (Pretoria) | |||
International career | |||
1947–1953 | South Africa | 10 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Henry Claassens was a South African footballer. He featured in a number of games for the South Africa national soccer team between 1947 and 1953, scoring nine times in ten appearances. [2] [3] [4] [5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 1947 | 5 | 4 |
1950 | 4 | 5 | |
1953 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 9 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 May 1947 | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Australia | ?–? | 3–3 | Friendly |
2. | ?–? | |||||
3. | 12 July 1947 | Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand | New Zealand | ?–? | 8–3 | |
4. | ?–? | |||||
5. | 24 June 1950 | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | Australia | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
6. | 3–2 | |||||
7. | 1 July 1950 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
8. | 2–0 | |||||
9. | 8 July 1950 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
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