Servaas "Faas" Wilkes (born October 13, 1923 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutchfootball (soccer) player. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of Zuid Holland. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ...
Wilkes played with Xerxes Rotterdam, then arrived at Inter Milan in the summer of 1949. He played with Inter 95 matches scoring 47 goals. Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A (first division). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
He is considered as one of the best football players the Netherlands ever had. Characteristic were his long rushes and adequate passes which resulted many times in beautiful goals. One could say that "dribbling" was his middle name. Wilkes was the second Dutch player (after Beb Bakhuys) who played abroad.
After the Inter period ended in the 1952 he played with Calcio, Valencia, Levante and Hion. Torino Calcio is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a football team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Levante Union Deportiva is a football club that has won promotion to the Primera División (First Division) of the Spanish Football League for the 2004â2005 season as champions of the Segunda División (Second Division). ...