Anton Wilhelm Hendrik "Tonnie" van As (1 April 1928 – 30 May 2021) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Wilhelm Hendrik van As | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillegersberg, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 30 May 2021 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Port Coquitlam, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1941 | Ajax[1][2] | ||
| 1941–1948 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | Vitesse | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Tonnie van As was the son of Cornelis Jacobus van As and Neeltje van Weelderen.[3]
He played for SBV Vitesse during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons. In later years he played for lower division teams of vitesses, also due to injuries. He emigrated in the 1950s to Canada. He married in Canada and started working as a dentist. He had children and grandchildren.[2]
Van As died on 30 May 2021, aged 93.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitesse | 1947–48[4] | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1948–49[4] | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | |
- ^ Promotion/relegation play-offs
References edit
- ^ "Overschrijvingen. Verleend. M2833" (in Dutch). Sportkroniek.
- ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Anton van As". vitesse.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Indexen". archief.amsterdam. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Tonnie van As". stats.sv-vitesse.nl (in Dutch).
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