Famous People with Name Frans

Frans Brüggen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Brüggen: is a Dutch conductor and recorder player.He has had a brilliant career as a soloist, as well as founding the Orchestra of the 18th Century in 1981. He has also conducted many major European orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Frans Thomas Koppelaar            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Thomas Koppelaar: is a Dutch painter, who was born at The Hague, Netherlands.His landscapes and Amsterdam cityscapes are painted in a style that recalls the classical tradition of the Hague School and the Amsterdam Impressionists

Frans Adelaar            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Adelaar: a former Dutch football player and manager who currently manages FC Volendam. As a player, Adelaar played for FC Utrecht, DOVO and HVV Hollandia. After retiring as a player in 1993, Adelaar has managed GVVV, FC Utrecht, Akratitos, De Graafschap and ADO Den Haag.

Frans Bouwmeester            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Bouwmeester: a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a left winger and who is currently head scout at Feyenoord Rotterdam.Bouwmeester started his career in his town of birth, Breda where he played for NAC. After three seasons at this team he made a switch towards Feijenoord. This turned out to be the most successful period in his career. In both 1961 and 1962 Feijenoord took the Eredivisie Championship. In 1965 Bouwmeester and Feijenoord won both the league and the KNVB Cup.

Frans Thijssen            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Frans Thijssen: a former Dutch international footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons.Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland and played in England for Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1981. He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1984 he returned to his native country, to play for Fortuna Sittard (1984-1987), FC Groningen (1987-1988) and Vitesse Arnhem (1988-1991).After his active career he became a football manager. In 1995 he became manager for the Swedish club Malmö FF. A third place in the Swedish Allsvenska 1996 season was the best position he could manage during the four years he spent at Malmö FF