What is Piet Fransen?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Piet Fransen | image = Piet Fransen (1965).jpg |image_size = 200 |caption = Fransen in 1965 | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|7|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]], [[Netherlands]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|8|2|1936|7|5|df=y}} | death_place = Groningen, Netherlands | height = | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Velocitas 1897 | years1 = 1956–1957 | clubs1 = [[Velocitas 1897]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1957–1965 | clubs2 = [[FC Groningen|GVAV]] | caps2 = 190 | goals2 = 41 | years3 = 1965–1966 | clubs3 = [[Feyenoord]] | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 1967–1970 | clubs4 = [[FC Groningen|GVAV]] | caps4 = 101 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 1971–1973 | clubs5 = [[FC Groningen]] | caps5 = 65 | goals5 = 5 | totalcaps = 331 | totalgoals = 59 | nationalyears1 = 1964–1966 | nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1 }} '''Piet Fransen''' (5 July 1936 – 2 August 2015) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He made his debut for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in an October 1964 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal.<ref name=Voetbalstats>[http://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=140 National team stats] - Voetbalstats {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He represented his country in 3 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches. Fransen died on 2 August 2015 in [[Groningen]], aged 79.<ref>[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-groningenicoon-fransen-overleden-79.htm FC Groningen-icoon Fransen overleden (79)] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fransen, Piet}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch footballers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Groningen (city)]]