Tonnie van As | |
Fullname: | Anton Wilhelm Hendrik van As |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1928 |
Birth Place: | Hillegersberg, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Port Coquitlam, Canada |
Position: | Left winger |
Youthyears1: | 1939–1941 |
Youthclubs1: | Ajax[1] |
Youthyears2: | 1941–1948 |
Youthclubs2: | Vitesse |
Years1: | 1948–1949 |
Clubs1: | Vitesse |
Caps1: | 9 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Anton Wilhelm Hendrik "Tonnie" van As (1 April 1928 – 30 May 2021) was a Dutch footballer who played as a left winger.
Tonnie van As was the son of Cornelis Jacobus van As and Neeltje van Weelderen.[2]
He played for SBV Vitesse during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons. In later years he played for lower division teams of vitesses, also due to injuries. He emigrated in the 1950s to Canada. He married in Canada and started working as a dentist. He had children and grandchildren.[3]
Van As died on 30 May 2021, aged 93.
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vitesse | 1947–48[4] | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
1948–49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | |||
Total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 |