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Leo Ehlen
Dutch footballer
Leo Ehlen (20 May 1953 – 10 February 2016) was a Dutch football player.
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Ehlen (left) tripping Ajax' Søren Lerby in May 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petrus Leonardus Ehlen | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-05-20)20 May 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Broeksittard, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 2016(2016-02-10) (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Sittard, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almania | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Fortuna SC | ||
| 1975–1984 | Roda JC | 233 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | Waterschei | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A tough-tackling defender or defensive midfielder, Ehlen started his professional career with Fortuna SC and joined Roda JC in 1975,[1] where he played alongside Dick Nanninga, Pierre Vermeulen and Theo de Jong. Nicknamed the Neeskens of Roda after Holland hard man Johan Neeskens, Ehlen scored 6 goals in 233 official matches for the club[2] and left them after nine years for a spell with Belgian side Waterschei.
After retiring, Ehlen owned a bar in Broeksittard.[4]
He died in February 2016, aged 62. He had suffered from a kidney disease.[5] He was survived by his wife and son.[6] A minute silence was observed in his memory before kick-off of Roda's home game against FC Twente three days later.[7]
- Oud-speler van Roda en Fortuna Leo Ehlen (62) overleden - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
- Oud-Roda JC speler Leo Ehlen (62) overleden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Oud EHC-speler Leo Ehlen overleden[permanent dead link] - EHC (in Dutch)
- Oud-speler Roda JC Leo Ehlen (62) overleden - Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch)
- Leo Ehlen op 62-jarige leeftijd overleden - Sittard-Geleen Nieuws (in Dutch)
- Voorafgaand aan Roda JC-FC Twente een minuut stilte - Twente Insite (in Dutch)
- Roda JC career stats - Roda JC Spelers
- Career stats[permanent dead link] - Elf Voetbal