John Henry Claassens was a South African footballer. He featured in a number of games for the South Africa national soccer team between 1947 and 1953, scoring nine times in ten appearances.[2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Claassens[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Transvaal, South Africa[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Garrison (Pretoria) | |||
| International career | |||
| 1947–1953 | South Africa | 10 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1947 | 5 | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 May 1947 | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, Australia |  Australia |
?–? | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | ?–? | |||||
| 3. | 12 July 1947 | Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand |  New Zealand |
?–? | 8–3 | |
| 4. | ?–? | |||||
| 5. | 24 June 1950 | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | Australia |
1–0 | 3–2 | |
| 6. | 3–2 | |||||
| 7. | 1 July 1950 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 8. | 2–0 | |||||
| 9. | 8 July 1950 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 1–0 | 1–2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "South Africa tour of the British Isles 1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "South Africa International Matches 1947-1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Koonyaditse, Oshebeng Alphie (12 March 2010). The Politics of South African Football. South Africa: African Perspectives. ISBN 9780981439822.
- ^ "Johnny Claassens". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1950". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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