Ge Fortgens

Gerardus "Gé" 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 for the 1912 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.^[1]

Key Information

Gé Fortgens in 1911
Personal information
Full name	Gerardus Fortgens
Date of birth	July 10, 1887
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death	May 4, 1957(1957-05-04) (aged 69)
Place of death	Haarlem, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1906–1914	Ajax	52	(0)
1914–1917	UVV	?	(?)
1917–1922	Haarlem	?	(?)
International career
1911–1912	Netherlands	8	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Team competition
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
	1912 Stockholm	Team competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gé Fortgens.

• Ge Fortgens at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Ge Fortgens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Ge Fortgens – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ge Fortgens at EU-Football.info
• Ge Fortgens at Olympedia