Leo Ghering
Ghering (kneeling, far right) at the international match Netherlands – Belgium in 1927
Personal information
Full name Leonardus Franciscus Ghering[1]
Date of birth (1900-08-19)19 August 1900
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Date of death 1 April 1966(1966-04-01) (aged 65)
Place of death Tilburg, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 LONGA ? (?)
1921–1924 Willem II ? (55)
1924–1934 LONGA ? (?)
International career
1927–1928 Netherlands 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardus Franciscus Ghering (19 August 1900 – 1 April 1966) was a Dutch footballer who played as a striker.[2] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics for the Netherlands.[3]

Club career

Born in Tilburg, Ghering spent almost his entire football career representing hometown club LONGA, with which he won the 1925–26 KNVB Cup. Ghering was presumably a part of LONGA from the club's foundation in 1920 or shortly thereafter. In the 1926 cup final against De Spartaan from Amsterdam he scored the 3–0 and the 4–0 goals on the way to a 5–2 win. From 1921 to 1924,[4][5] Ghering played for Willem II, another club from Tilburg, where he won the Eerste Klasse South in 1922–23.[6]

In 1927, Ghering was promoted to the Eerste Klasse South with LONGA, after he had returned to the club in 1924.[5]

International career

Ghering made his debut in the Netherlands national team on 18 April 1927, gaining a total of 9 caps until 4 November 1928. He scored 6 goals. In addition to Oranje, he also played for the Southern Netherlands national team and the Olympic team.[3]

Style of play

Ghering was a "quick and tactical" striker, renowned for his powerful striking ability, with either foot.[4]

Honours

LONGA

Willem II

References

  1. ^ Genealogie, Coret. "Registration Leonardus Franciscus Ghering on August 19, 1900 in Tilburg (Netherlands)". Open Archives (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Leo Ghering". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Ghering Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Willem II–Bredania". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant (in Dutch). No. 43. A. Arts. 22 October 1921. p. 10.
  5. ^ a b "LONGA". Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant (in Dutch). Tilburg: A. Arts. 29 July 1924. p. 2.
  6. ^ Nieuwenhof, Frans van den (11 August 2021). "Stoere kerels, trots van het voetballand". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 56 (32): 41.

External links

Netherlands football squad – 1928 Summer Olympics
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