Jan Linssen

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Personal information
Jan Linssen
Full name	Jan Linssen
Date of birth	January 1, 1913
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	November 2, 1995 (aged 82)
Place of death	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	De Jonge Spartaan Feijenoord
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1932-1954	Feijenoord	337 (91)
National team²
1938-1938	Netherlands	1 (1)*
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2007 * (this record is unofficial, see main text). * Appearances (Goals)

Jan Linssen (19 January 1913 – 2 November 1995) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Linssen played his whole career at Feijenoord and is known as the player who has never made a single foul. The only referee that fouled him during a match was Dirk Nijs who did this as a joke and to become the only referee that ever fouled Linssen. Linssen played once for the Netherlands national football team, in 1938 against the Dutch Indies and also scored a goal, however the match was not officially recognized as such.