Carlo_de_Leeuw
Carlo de Leeuw
Dutch footballer (1960–2020)
Carlo de Leeuw (12 December 1960 – 13 February 2020) was a Dutch footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo de Leeuw | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-12-12)12 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 2020(2020-02-13) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1977 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1983 | Feyenoord | 45 | (7) |
| 1982–1983 | → Excelsior (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 1983–1989 | Cambuur | 172 | (22) |
| 1986 | → Excelsior (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Eindhoven | 60 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Volendam | 22 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Eindhoven | 23 | (3) |
| Total | 365 | (46) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1978–1979 | Netherlands U-19 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020 | |||
A talented forward, De Leeuw came through the youth system of hometown club Feyenoord and made his professional debut for them against Excelsior on 23 September 1979. He won a penalty and scored one of their goals in the 1980 Cup final against eternal rivals Ajax.[1] After four years he joined city rivals Excelsior for whom he had two different spells. He made his debut for them on 22 August 1982 against his former club Feyenoord.[2] He scored 25 goals in 184 league and cup games for Cambuur between 1983 and 1989 and was voted best Cambuur midfielder of all-time in 2007.[3] He played another 88 games for FC Eindhoven between 1989 and 1993[4] and had a season at FC Volendam for whom he played 22 matches in the 1991–92 season.[5]
After being released by Eindhoven, he had a spell at amateur side Witgoor Dessel in Belgium.[6]
He played 7 games for the Netherlands U-19 team, scoring 2 goals, between July 1978 and April 1979.[7]
After retiring as a player, he became kit man at Feyenoord and the national team in 2002.[8]
In summer 2019, de Leeuw was diagnosed with tongue cancer and he died on 13 February 2020.[9]
- KNVB Cup: 1
- Feyenoord verliest met Carlo de Leeuw (59) een echte clubman - AD (in Dutch)
- Oud-Excelsior-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - SBV Excelsior (in Dutch)
- Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Cambuur (in Dutch)
- Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - FC Eindhoven (in Dutch)
- In memoriam: Carlo de Leeuw - FC Volendam (in Dutch)
- 'Tja, je krijgt zo nu en dan eens een telefoontje' - Trouw (in Dutch)
- Oud-voetballer en materiaalman Carlo de Leeuw van Feyenoord overleden - Telegraaf (in Dutch)
- Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Feyenoord (in Dutch)
- In memoriam: Carlo de Leeuw (59)(Bio) - Feyenoord (in Dutch)
- Profile - Feyenoord-Online
- Kind van de Kuip: Carlo de Leeuw, de stille kracht van Feyenoord én Oranje - Panorama (in Dutch)