Ge Fortgens

Gé Fortgens

Gé Fortgens in 1912.
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Full name	Gerardus "Gerrit" Fortgens
Date of birth	July 10, 1887
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death	May 4, 1957 (aged 69)
Place of death	Haarlem, Netherlands
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1906–1914	Ajax	52	(0)
1914–1917	UVV	?	(?)
1917–1922	Haarlem	?	(?)
National team
1911–1912	Netherlands	8	(0)
Honours Men's Football Stockholm 1912 Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gerardus "Gerrit" Fortgens (July 10, 1887, in Haarlem – May 4, 1957, in Haarlem) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Fortgens was the first Ajax-player ever who was selected for the Netherlands national football team. As such, he competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

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