John Van Alphen

Belgian association football player (1914-1961)
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Summary

John Van Alphen was born on June 17, 1914[1], in Antwerp[2]. He died on December 19, 1961[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: K. Beerschot V.A.C.[9], Belgium men's national football team[10]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[11]
  • Sport: association football[12]
  • Given name: John[13]
  • Participant in: 1938 FIFA World Cup[14]
  • Country for sport: Belgium[15]

Why It Matters

John Van Alphen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was John Van Alphen born?

John Van Alphen's place of birth was Antwerp[2].

What did John Van Alphen do for work?

John Van Alphen worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 21477
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 21477, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
  2. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Antwerp
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    Member of sports team → K. Beerschot V.A.C., Belgium men's national football team
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57986|batch #57986]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
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