Mannes Francken

Mannes Francken (1888–1948) was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC.

Mannes Francken

Personal information
Full name	Herman Jean Marie Francken [1]
Date of birth	(1888-05-20)20 May 1888
Place of birth	Malang Regency, Dutch East Indies [2]
Date of death	19 November 1948(1948-11-19) (aged 60)
Place of death	Aerdenhout, Netherlands [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	HFC
National team
1906–1914	Netherlands	22	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his debut for the Netherlands national football team on 29 April 1906 in a 5-0 away defeat to Belgium. He would go on to play 22 caps, scoring 17 goals.[3] The final of these goals, against Belgium on 9 March 1913, made him the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands. This record would hold until 3 November 1935, when Beb Bakhuys of HBS Craeyenhout scored his 18th goal for the Dutch national team. Francken is still ranked 11th in the list of all-time top scorers.

Francken played his final match for the Netherlands in 1914. He moved to the Dutch East Indies in 1916. Francken died in 1948.

His brothers Harry, Jacques and Peddy Francken also played for HFC.