Johannes Wijbrandus Mathias "Jeu" van Bun (10 December 1918 – 21 December 2002) was a Dutch footballer who played as a right back for MVV Maastricht and the Netherlands national team.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
![]() Van Bun with MVV in 1951 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Wijbrandus Mathias van Bun | ||
Date of birth | (1918-12-10)10 December 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 21 December 2002(2002-12-21) (aged 84) | ||
Place of death | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1954 | MVV | ||
National team | |||
1947–1949 | Netherlands | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Van Bun played football at the highest level in the Netherlands Football League Championship for nineteen years, mainly as a right back. He played seventeen years as unpaid amateur for MVV Maastricht.[4] During his period at MVV, he gained eleven caps for the Netherlands national team between 1947 and 1949. In 1948, as a member of the national team, he took part at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he was part of the team beating Ireland 3–1 in the preliminary round.[5]
Jeu retired from football in the 1953–54 season. After his career as a football player, he was active as a football coach at various Limburg amateur clubs. His nephew, also named Jeu van Bun, played for MVV between 1956 and 1960 and also appeared for Willem II and Sparta Rotterdam.[4]
Clubicoon Jeu van Bun: Een voorbeeld sportman.
Netherlands football squad – 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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