Mannes Francken
Personal information
Full name Herman Jean Marie Francken [1]
Date of birth (1888-05-20)20 May 1888
Place of birth Malang Regency, Dutch East Indies [2]
Date of death 19 November 1948(1948-11-19) (aged 60)
Place of death Aerdenhout, Netherlands[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905-1916 HFC 173 (142[3])
International career
1906–1914 Netherlands 22 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mannes Francken (1888–1948) was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC and the Netherlands national team.

Biography

Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his international debut for the Netherlands on 29 April 1906 in a 5-0 away defeat to Belgium. He would go on to play 22 caps, scoring 17 goals, including a then national record of three hat-tricks, all of which against Belgium.[4] Remarkably, 12 of his international goals, including his three hat-tricks, came in friendly cup duels between Dutch and Belgians, a tally that makes him the all-time top scorer in the competition's history, however, if we include the four unofficial trophies between 1901 and 1904 then he shares this position with Herbert Potts of Belgium.[5] The final of these goals, against Belgium on 9 March 1913, made him the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands, a record he held for more than 20 years, until when on 3 November 1935, Beb Bakhuys of HBS Craeyenhout scored his 18th goal for the Netherlands national team. Nearly a century after his last match Francken, he is ranked 11th in the list of all-time top scorers.

Francken played his final match for the Netherlands in 1914. He moved to the Dutch East Indies in 1916. Francken died in 1948.

His brothers Harry, Jacques and Peddy Francken also played for HFC.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Francken goal.
List of international goals scored by Mannes Francken[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 October 1908De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands Sweden
3–3
5–3Friendly
2 10 April 1910De Hout, Haarlem, Netherlands Belgium
2–0
7–01910 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker
34–0
46–0
5 19 March 1911Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium
1–0
5–11911 Coupe Vanden Abeele
62–0
73–0
8 2 April 1911D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands Belgium
1–0
3–11911 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker
93–1
10 24 March 1912Zwolsche Atletische Club Stadion, Zwolle, Netherlands Germany
2–3
5–5Friendly
113–3
12 28 April 1912D.F.C.-terrein aan de Markettenweg, Dordrecht, Netherlands Belgium
2–0
4–31912 Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker
133–0
144–3
15 24 March 1912Sportplatz Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Germany
1–0
3–2Friendly
163–2
179 March 1913Beerschot A.C. ground, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium
3–3
3–31913 Coupe Vanden Abeele

Records

References

  1. 1 2 Biography at voetballegends.nl (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Genealogy Mannes Francken
  3. ↑ "Zij speelden minimaal 150 wedstrijden".
  4. ↑ "Mannus Francken - Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Coupe Vanden Abeele". RSSSF. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mannes Francken". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 July 2022.


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