Ruud Geels
Geels in 1974
Personal information
Full name Geertruida Maria Geels
Date of birth (1948-07-28)28 July 1948
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of death 18 November 2023(2023-11-18) (aged 75)
Place of death Haarlem, Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
RKVV DSS
RKSV Onze Gezellen
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
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1974 West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Third place 1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Geels died in 18 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3][4]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2][3][5]
National team Year Apps Goals
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]

Club Brugge[7]

Ajax[8]

Anderlecht[9]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Topschutter Ruud Geels op 75-jarige leeftijd overleden". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ruud Geels » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Ruud Geels at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld". 6 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Club Brugge | Palmares". 8 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
  9. ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  10. ^ "UEFA Euro 1980".
  11. ^ "EredivisieStats – Alle uitslagen, standen en clubgegevens van de Nederlandse Eredivisie Voetbal". eredivisiestats.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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