Hans Tetzner

Tetzner with his eldest daughter in 1955
Personal information
Date of birth	9 June 1898
Place of birth	Groningen, the Netherlands
Date of death	17 February 1987 (aged 88)
Place of death	Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1915–1926	Be Quick 1887
National team
1923–1925	The Netherlands	8
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Johannes Cornelis "Hans" Tetzner (9 June 1898 – 17 February 1987) was a Dutch association football defender and medical doctor. He was part of the Dutch team that finished fourth at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1] Between 1915 and 1926 he played for Be Quick 1887, winning nine Northern Dutch titles and one national title in 1920.^[2]

Hans Tetzner had an elder brother Max; they competed alongside both in football and speed skating. Hans also played tennis, once reaching the semifinals of the Dutch national doubles championships. He later became a prominent surgeon and served as a doctor for the football club AFC Ajax and for the 1936 Dutch Olympic cycling team. In the 1960s he was a regular guest at the television show Wie van de Drie?^[2]

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