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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Geertruida Maria Geels | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 2023 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | Telstar | 8 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Feijenoord | 89 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Go Ahead Eagles | 62 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Club Brugge | 53 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Ajax | 132 | (123) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Anderlecht | 28 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Sparta | 48 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | PSV | 32 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | NAC | 35 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 487 | (324) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1981 | Netherlands | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣeːrˈtrœydaː maːˈrijaː ryt ˈxeːls]; 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]
- ^ "Topschutter Ruud Geels op 75-jarige leeftijd overleden". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.