Noud van Melis
![]() Van Melis in 1951 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnoldus Cornelis van Melis | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 8 August 2001 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Geldrop, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
RKVV Tongelre | |||
1946–1954 | EVV Eindhoven | ||
1954–1958 | Rapid JC | 62 | (27) |
1958–1960 | EVV Eindhoven | ||
International career | |||
1950–1957 | Netherlands | 13 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Noud van Melis (10 February 1924 – 8 August 2001) was a Dutch footballer, who played as a centre forward.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Van Melis was born in Eindhoven[1][2] and started playing football at local third-level club RKVV Tongelre.[3] In 1946, he moved to EVV Eindhoven.[3] Over time, a team was built around the proficient goalscorer Van Melis.[3][4] During the early 1950s, this team was among the best in the Netherlands, culminating in the 1953–54 season, in which they became national champions.[2][3][4]
After the 1953–54 season, professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, and Van Melis took the opportunity to get paid by moving to Rapid JC.[3][4] In the 1955–56 season, he was an important part of the Rapid JC squad which became Dutch champions.[4]
In 1958, he returned to EVV Eindhoven, who by then had descended to the Eerste Divisie.[1][4] After two seasons, he retired at the age of 36.[1][4]
A stand at the Jan Louwers Stadion, home stadium of FC Eindhoven (as EVV Eindhoven is now known), is named after him.[5]
International career
[edit]Van Melis earned 13 caps for the Netherlands between 1950 and 1957.[2][6][7] He scored in each of his first eight international appearances, netting twelve goals.[6][7] In total, he scored 15 times.[2][6][7] In 1952, he was selected for the Dutch squad at the Summer Olympics, but did not make an appearance.[8][9]
Style of play
[edit]Van Melis was known as a very productive goalscorer[3][4] who was adept at positioning.[4] Despite being positioned on the pitch as a traditional centre forward, he also possessed qualities associated with more modern forwards, due to his pace, technique, and insight.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 1950 | 3 | 3 |
1951 | 4 | 8 | |
1952 | 2 | 1 | |
1953 | 1 | 0 | |
1954 | 1 | 0 | |
1955 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | 0 | 0 | |
1957 | 2 | 3 | |
Total | 13 | 15 |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Melis goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 October 1950 | Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | 4–4 | 5–7 | Friendly |
2 | 12 November 1950 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() | 1–4 | 2–7 | Friendly |
3 | 10 December 1950 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–5 | Friendly |
4 | 15 April 1951 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–4 | Friendly |
5 | 2–3 | |||||
6 | 3–3 | |||||
7 | 6 June 1951 | Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
8 | 27 October 1951 | Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–4 | Friendly |
9 | 3–4 | |||||
10 | 4–4 | |||||
11 | 25 November 1951 | Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 6–7 | 6–7 | Friendly |
12 | 6 April 1952 | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–4 | Friendly |
13 | 26 May 1957 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 2–0 | |||||
15 | 11 September 1957 | Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]EVV Eindhoven
- Rapid JC
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Noud van Melis". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Noud van Melis". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jan Louwers, spijbelaar, speler en sponsor" (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Noud van Melis" (in Dutch). Voetballegends. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "FCE FLYER JAN LOUWERS STADION" (PDF) (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Interlands en doelpunten van Noud van Melis voor het Nederlandse elftal" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats.nl. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Noud van Melis – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Arnold VAN MELIS". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Noud van Melis". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Noud van Melis, international footballer".
External links
[edit]- Noud van Melis at National-Football-Teams.com
- Noud van Melis at WorldFootball.net