![]() Mommers in 1952 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Cornelis Adrianus Mommers[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 13 March 1989 | (aged 61)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
GUDOK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1955 | Willem II | ||
International career | |||
1952 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Johannes Cornelis Adrianus "Jo" Mommers (12 June 1927 – 13 March 1989) was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Born in Tilburg, Mommers started his football career at local club GUDOK before moving to the main club in the city, Willem II at age 17.[4][5] He broke his leg in a 3–1 loss to NAC, where he collided with opposing player Louis Overbeeke.[6]
Honours
Willem II
References
- ^ "Jo Mommers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jo Mommers Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Jo Mommers". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Portret van een kampioensploeg: De elf van Willem II". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 April 1951. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Willem II". Historie Betaald Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Hattrick van Canjels; Mommers breekt been". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). Rotterdam: De Arbeiderspers. 7 July 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 20 December 2020.