Famous People with Name Jan

Jan Poortvliet            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jan Poortvliet: a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number two jersey. His biggest club successes came when he played for PSV Eindhoven in the mid- and late 1970s. After his retirement in the early 1990s he became a football manager, who worked for clubs like F.C. Den Bosch, RBC Roosendaal and Stormvogels Telstar. As a manager Poortvliet has won six titles at various levels and has a good record of succeeding with little or no money to spend. [1]

Jan Ruiter            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Jan Ruiter: a former Dutch football goalkeeper.During his club career he played for FC Volendam, R.S.C. Anderlecht, R.W.D. Molenbeek, K. Beerschot V.A.C. and Royal Antwerp FC. He earned 1 cap for the Netherlands national football team, and was included in their squad for the 1976 UEFA European Football Championship.

Jan Kodeš            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Jan Kodeš: is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodes's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulovic in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Nastase in the final. He also won Wimbledon on grass in 1973, although 13 of the top 16 players did not play the tournament that year because of a labor dispute. He beat home favorite Roger Taylor in the semifinals 6–1, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 and Alex Metreveli in the straight sets final.

Jan Gunnarsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Jan Gunnarsson: is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won one single (Vienna) and nine doubles titles on the world tour during his professional career.The right-hander Gunnarsson reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on December 9, 1985, when he became the World Number 25.

Jan Koželuh            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Jan Koželuh: was a Czech tennis player of the 1920s, not to be confused with his older brother Karel Koželuh (1895 - 1950), a player of the same era. Although Karel was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2006, Jan is almost totally forgotten today outside his native Czechoslovakia.