Teunis Pieter van Leeuwen (21 March 1943 – 15 June 1971) was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper for GVAV Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam.^[1] He made two appearances for the Netherlands national team in 1967.^[2]

Van Leeuwen was first called up to the Netherlands national team in 1964.^[4] A long suspension he received for striking an opponent delayed his debut.^[4] He made his debut on 5 April 1967, in a match against East Germany.^[3] The Netherlands lost 4–3 after leading 2–0 with van Leeuwen being criticised for not dealing well with high balls played into the penalty area.^[3][4] He made his second appearance against Hungary, asking to be substituted at halftime with The Netherlands losing 2–0.^[3] Van Leeuwen claimed he had sustained an injury to his shoulder but it later transpired that he was nervous.^[3][4]

Van Leeuwen was known for his exceptional reflexes, his control of the penalty area and his charisma.^[3]

Van Leeuwen is considered a cultural icon of Groningen.^[3] A grandstand, a train and a street were named after him and a statue of him stands in front of FC Groningen's Euroborg stadium.^[3]

Van Leeuwen had two children, Harold and Irma, with his wife Gerie.^[3] In the 1990s it was revealed that he had had a third child, Richard Vennema, with another woman called Karla Vennema.^[5] Richard also played football as a goalkeeper.^[5] A semi-professional footballer, van Leeuwen worked as a representative at sporting goods manufacturer Quick.^[3]

He died at the age of 28 after crashing his car head-on into a truck loaded with concrete pipes on the wrong side of the road in the early morning of 15 June 1971.^[3] He was on his way home from the ceremony where he received the 1971 Goalkeeper of the Year award.^[3] His wife survived the crash.^[3]