Ruud Geels

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.

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-up1974 West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][5]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Telstar 1965–66 Eredivisie 8511——96
Feijenoord 1966–67 Eredivisie 258——258
1967–68 Eredivisie 3220——3220
1968–69 Eredivisie 2010331[lower-alpha 1]0—2413
1969–70 Eredivisie 1284[lower-alpha 2]6—1614
Total 89463356—9755
Go Ahead Eagles 1970–71 Eredivisie 341712——3519
1971–72 Eredivisie 281811——2919
Total 6235——6235
Club Brugge 1972–73 Belgian First Division 23104[lower-alpha 3]2—2712
1973–74 Belgian First Division 30184[lower-alpha 2]0—3418
Total 532882—6130
Ajax 1974–75 Eredivisie 3230235[lower-alpha 3]1—3934
1975–76 Eredivisie 3329336[lower-alpha 3]11—4243
1976–77 Eredivisie 3434102[lower-alpha 3]0—3734
1977–78 Eredivisie 3230666[lower-alpha 2]3—4539
Total 13112312121915—163147
Anderlecht 1978–79 Belgian First Division 28252[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]03225
Sparta Rotterdam 1979–80 Eredivisie 1813——1813
1980–81 Eredivisie 3022——3022
Total 4835——4835
PSV 1981–82 Eredivisie 2815114[lower-alpha 3]3—3319
1982–83 Eredivisie 400[lower-alpha 3]0—40
Total 321543—3618
NAC 1982–83 Eredivisie 226——226
Career total 4733181920382620532364
  1. Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. Appearances in European Cup
  3. 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][6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 197451
197531
197643
197732
197823
197910
198000
198121
Total2011

Honours

Feyenoord[7]

Club Brugge[8]

Ajax[9]

Anderlecht[10]

Individual

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