Ruud Geels | |
Full Name: | Geertruida Maria Geels |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1948 |
Birth Place: | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Haarlem, Netherlands |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | RKVV DSS |
Youthclubs2: | RKSV Onze Gezellen |
Years1: | 1965–1966 |
Years2: | 1966–1970 |
Years3: | 1970–1972 |
Years4: | 1972–1974 |
Years5: | 1974–1978 |
Years6: | 1978–1979 |
Years7: | 1979–1981 |
Years8: | 1981–1982 |
Years9: | 1982–1984 |
Years10: | 1964–1984 |
Clubs1: | Telstar |
Clubs2: | Feijenoord |
Clubs3: | Go Ahead Eagles |
Clubs4: | Club Brugge |
Clubs5: | Ajax |
Clubs6: | Anderlecht |
Clubs7: | Sparta |
Clubs8: | PSV |
Clubs9: | NAC |
Caps1: | 8 |
Caps2: | 89 |
Caps3: | 62 |
Caps4: | 53 |
Caps5: | 132 |
Caps6: | 28 |
Caps7: | 48 |
Caps8: | 32 |
Caps9: | 35 |
Totalcaps: | 487 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Goals2: | 46 |
Goals3: | 35 |
Goals4: | 28 |
Goals5: | 123 |
Goals6: | 25 |
Goals7: | 35 |
Goals8: | 15 |
Goals9: | 12 |
Totalgoals: | 324 |
Nationalyears1: | 1974–1981 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
Geertruida "Ruud" Maria Geels (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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 only two footballers (the second 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]
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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||
Feijenoord | 1966–67 | Eredivisie | 25 | 8 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||||
1967–68 | Eredivisie | 32 | 20 | — | — | 32 | 20 | ||||||
1968–69 | Eredivisie | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 13 | |||
1969–70 | Eredivisie | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | 16 | 14 | |||||
Total | 89 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 97 | 55 | ||||
Go Ahead Eagles | 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 19 | |||
1971–72 | Eredivisie | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 19 | ||||
Total | 62 | 35 | — | — | 62 | 35 | |||||||
Club Brugge | 1972–73 | Belgian First Division | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 27 | 12 | ||||
1973–74 | Belgian First Division | 30 | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 18 | |||||
Total | 53 | 28 | 8 | 2 | — | 61 | 30 | ||||||
Ajax | 1974–75 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 39 | 34 | ||
1975–76 | Eredivisie | 33 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | — | 42 | 43 | |||
1976–77 | Eredivisie | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 34 | |||
1977–78 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 45 | 39 | |||
Total | 131 | 123 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | — | 163 | 147 | ||||
Anderlecht | 1978–79 | Belgian First Division | 28 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 33 | 19 | ||
1982–83 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | 36 | 18 | ||||||
NAC | 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||||
Career total | 473 | 318 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 532 | 364 |
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 |
Feyenoord[7]
Club Brugge[8]
Ajax[9]
Anderlecht[10]
1978[11]
Individual