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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Ginneken, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 12 March 1960 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Prinsenbeek, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1906–1908 | GVV | ||
1908–1912 | NOAD | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1931 | NAC Breda | 295 | (125) |
International career | |||
1920–1927 | Netherlands | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonius Wilhelmus "Antoon" Verlegh (29 March 1896 – 12 March 1960), also known as Rat Verlegh, was a Dutch football player and administrator who is best known for his association with NAC Breda, whose Rat Verlegh Stadion is named in his honour. Verlegh was a player, coach, editor, secretary, member of the board, vice chairman and chairman of honour at NAC Breda.[1] He also had several important positions at the KNVB and he was considered to be one of the football icons in the Netherlands until the 1950s.[2]