Ruud Geels
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| Full name | Geertruida Maria Geels | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 2023 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Telstar | 8 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Feijenoord | 89 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Go Ahead Eagles | 62 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Club Brugge | 53 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Ajax | 131 | (123) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Anderlecht | 28 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Sparta | 48 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | PSV | 32 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | NAC | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 473 | (318) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1981 | Netherlands | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geertruida "Ruud" Maria Geels (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːr.ˌtrœy̯.daː (ˈryt) mɑ.ˈrijaː ˈɣeːls]; 28 July 1948 – 18 November 2023) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, Geels was known for his heading skills. He is also known for being the first of two footballers (the 2nd being Ronald Koeman) to play for the big three in Dutch football - Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.
Geels died in 18 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Telstar | 1965–66 | Eredivisie | 8 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Feijenoord | 1966–67 | Eredivisie | 25 | 8 | — | — | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 1967–68 | Eredivisie | 32 | 20 | — | — | 32 | 20 | |||||
| 1968–69 | Eredivisie | 20 | 10 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 1969–70 | Eredivisie | 12 | 8 | 4[b] | 6 | — | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 46 | 5 | 6 | — | 94 | 52 | |||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 34 | 17 | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||||
| 1971–72 | Eredivisie | 28 | 18 | — | — | 28 | 18 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 35 | — | — | 62 | 35 | ||||||
| Club Brugge | 1972–73 | Belgian First Division | 23 | 10 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| 1973–74 | Belgian First Division | 30 | 18 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 28 | 8 | 2 | — | 61 | 30 | |||||
| Ajax | 1974–75 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 37 | 31 | |||
| 1975–76 | Eredivisie | 33 | 29 | 6[c] | 11 | — | 39 | 40 | ||||
| 1976–77 | Eredivisie | 34 | 34 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 34 | ||||
| 1977–78 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 39 | 33 | ||
| Total | 131 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | — | 151 | 138 | |||
| Anderlecht | 1978–79 | Belgian First Division | 28 | 25 | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 25 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1979–80 | Eredivisie | 18 | 13 | — | — | 18 | 13 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 30 | 22 | — | — | 30 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 35 | — | — | 48 | 35 | ||||||
| PSV | 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 28 | 15 | 4[c] | 3 | — | 32 | 18 | |||
| 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | 36 | 18 | |||||
| NAC | 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 473 | 318 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 513 | 344 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 1974 | 5 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | |
Honours
Feyenoord[6]
- Eredivisie: 1968–69
- KNVB Cup: 1968–69
- European Cup: 1969–70
Club Brugge[7]
Ajax[8]
Anderlecht[9]
- UEFA Super Cup: 1978
- Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978[10]
Individual
- Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81[11]
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1975–76[12]
- World XI: 1976
References
- ^ "Topschutter Ruud Geels op 75-jarige leeftijd overleden". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Ruud Geels » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ a b Ruud Geels at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld". 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Club Brugge | Palmares". 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1980".
- ^ "EredivisieStats – Alle uitslagen, standen en clubgegevens van de Nederlandse Eredivisie Voetbal". eredivisiestats.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruud Geels.
- Profile (in Dutch)
- Ruud Geels at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
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