Servaas "Faas" Wilkes (; 13 October 1923 – 15 August 2006) was a Dutch football forward, who earned a total of 38 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored 35 goals (average 0.92 goals per game). However, for a prolonged period of his career, June 1949 through till March 1955, he was banned from the national team since the KNVB did not allow professional players to participate. He also played for the Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Career
Wilkes played for Xerxes Rotterdam, before moving to Internazionale in the summer of 1949. There he played 95 matches, scoring 47 goals. After his stay in Milan ended in 1952, he had a one-season spell at Torino. At age 30 he moved to Valencia in Spain, scoring a total of 38 goals in 62 appearances between 1953–54 and 1955–56, making him the first foreign idol of the club. He also played for VVV, Levante, and Fortuna '54. He died of a cardiac arrest in 2006, aged 82.
He is considered one of the best footballers the Netherlands ever produced, being especially known for his creative style of play and brilliant dribbling. Wilkes was the 4th Dutch player (after Gerrit Keizer, Bep Bakhuys and Gerrit Vreken) who moved to play abroad. He held the record of most goals scored for the Netherlands national team from 1959 until 1998.
The Dutch cartoon character Kick Wilstra was named in part after Faas Wilkes (Wilstra was also named after two other Dutch men's footballers, Kick Smit and Abe Lenstra).
Gallery
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1949 Milan XI - Faas Wilkes.jpg
Voetbal Rotterdam tegen Valencia 2-3, Wilkes, Bestanddeelnr 906-2083.jpg
Puskas bezocht Faas Wilkes in Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 918-1524.jpg
Amsterdam tegen Real Madrid 1-4 in het Olympisch Stadion te Amsterdam, vlnr, Gento, Leo Horn , Di Stefano en Wilkes; Bestanddeelnr 910-4823.jpg
Xerxes tegen SVV 2-0 Faas Wilkes veertig jaar, aanvoerder van Meeteren overhand, Bestanddeelnr 915-6517.jpg
Laatste training Nederlands elftal Wilkes, van der Kuil , Groot, Swart, Berghol, Bestanddeelnr 912-4043.jpg
Wilkes Port 3.jpg
Faas Wilkes.jpg
Faas Wilkes muurschildering.jpg
</gallery>
Career statistics
Player
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
! colspan="3" |League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|Xerxes Rotterdam
|1945–46
|
| 3 || 1 || || ||colspan="2"|–|| || || 3 || 1
|-
|1946–47
|
| 19 || 8 || || ||colspan="2"|–|| || || 19 || 8
|-
|1947–48
|
| 24 || 19 || || ||colspan="2"|–|| || || 24 || 19
|-
|1948–49
|
| 25 || 21 || || ||colspan="2"|–|| || || 25 || 21
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 71 !! 49 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 71 !! 49
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Internazionale
|1949–50
|Serie A
| 34 || 17 || || || || || || || 34 || 17
|-
|1950–51
|Serie A
| 38 || 23 || || || || || || || 38 || 23
|-
|1951–52
|Serie A
| 23 || 7 || || || || || || || 23 || 7
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 95 !! 47 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 95 !! 47
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Torino
|1952–53
|Serie A
| 12 || 1 || || || || || || || 12 || 1
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Valencia
|1953–54
|La Liga
| 28 || 18 || || || || || || || 28 || 18
|-
|1954–55
|La Liga
| 15 || 9 || || || || || || || 15 || 9
|-
|1955–56
|La Liga
| 19 || 11 || || || || || || || 19 || 11
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 62 !! 38 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 62 !! 38
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Venlo
|1956–57
|Eredivisie
| 30 || 8 || || || || || || || 30 || 8
|-
|1957–58
|Eredivisie
| 34 || 15 || || || || || || || 34 || 15
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 64 !! 23 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 64 !! 23
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Levante
|1958–59
|Segunda División
| 34 || 20 || || || || || || || 34 || 20
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Fortuna '54
|1959–60
|Eredivisie
| 30 || 16 || || || || || || || 30 || 16
|-
|1960–61
|Eredivisie
| 27 || 5 || || || || || || || 27 || 5
|-
|1961–62
|Eredivisie
| 31 || 12 || || || || || || || 31 || 12
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 88 !! 33 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 88 !! 33
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|Xerxes Rotterdam
|1962–63
|
| 20 || 8 || || || || || || || 20 || 8
|-
|1963–64
|
| 8 || 2 || || || || || || || 8 || 2
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
! 28 !! 10 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 28 !! 10
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
! 454 !! 221 !! !! !! !! !! !! !! 454 !! 221
|}
International
:Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkes goal.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Faas Wilkes
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="4"|Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
|rowspan="4"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|6-2
|rowspan="4"|Friendly
|rowspan="4"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|6-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|rowspan="3"|
|rowspan="3"|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="3"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6-3
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|rowspan="3"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|5-3
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|6-3
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-2
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-2
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|6-2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|
|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|Fratton Park, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-1
|rowspan="2"|1948 Summer Olympics
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|
|Arsenal Stadium, London, United Kingdom
|
|style="text-align:center"|3-3
|style="text-align:center"|3-4
|1948 Summer Olympics
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|
|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|4-1
|style="text-align:center"|4-1
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|
|Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark
|
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|
|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|style="text-align:center"|3-2
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|
|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|
|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|style="text-align:center"|5-2
|1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-2
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|Bosuilstadion, Antwerp, Belgium
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|5-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7-2
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|style="text-align:center"|6-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8-1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|
|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|rowspan="3"|
|rowspan="3"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="3"|
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|9-1
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|rowspan="3"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|style="text-align:center"|6-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
|rowspan="2"|
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7-1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|34
|style="text-align:center"|7-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|35
|
|Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|
|}
Honours
; Internazionale
- Serie A runner-up: 1950–51
- Serie A third place: 1949–50, 1951–52
; Valencia
- La Liga Third Place: 1953–54
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1954
- Concepción Arenal Trophy: 1954
; Levante
- Segunda División Runner-up: 1958–59
Individual
- Netherlands All-Time Top Scorer: 1959–1998
- Spanish Player of the Year: 1954
- Valencia Top Scorer: 1953–54, 1955–56
- Levante Top Scorer: 1958–59
References
External links
- Faas Wilkes at Voetbal International
- In memorial for Faas Wilkes (Dutch)