 Schoenmaker in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Schoenmaker | ||
| Date of birth | (1947-08-23)23 August 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1971 | ADO | 135 | (54) |
| 1967 | →San Francisco Gales (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 1971–1975 | Feyenoord | 104 | (49) |
| 1975–1982 | FC Den Haag | 157 | (43) |
| 1980 | →Edmonton Drillers (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 1981 | →Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| Total | 449 | (161) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | VCS Laakkwartier | ||
| 1992–1993 | AZ'67 (assistant) | ||
| 1993–1994 | Volendam (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1995 | FC Den Haag | ||
| 1995 | Dordrecht'90 | ||
| 1995–1996 | Al Hilal (assistant) | ||
| 1997–1999 | TOP Oss | ||
| 1999–2001 | Al Jazira | ||
| 2003–2004 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2006–2007 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alex Schoenmaker (born 23 August 1947)[2] is a Dutch former professionalfootball player and manager. NicknamedSexy-Lexie due to his good looks,[3] he had a career as a player and manager in the Netherlands, the United States and the Middle East, mostly remembered as an icon ofADO Den Haag.
Schoenmaker was born inThe Hague. His first club was amateur club VDS in his hometown.[4] He began his professional career withADO in 1965 and in 1967 appeared for the exported ADO team in the United States called theSan Francisco Golden Gate Gales. He left forFeyenoord in the 1971–72 season, where he stayed for four years. For theRotterdam-based club he scored 19 goals in European competitions – a record that still stands today.[5][6] In 1974, Schoenmaker became European top goalscorer with 10 goals. After his tenure with Feyenoord, he retired from football as part of his first club ADO, which had meanwhile changed to FC Den Haag, and he played in theZuiderpark until 1982.[7] In the 1975–76 season, he was the European top goalscorer for the second time in his career, this time with six goals, sharing the honour withAad Mansveld.[8] Besides San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, Schoenmaker played in theUSA andNASL leagues for theEdmonton Drillers and theFort Lauderdale Strikers.[9][10]
After his playing career, he worked mostly as an assistant coach – among others withAZ'67,Volendam andFeyenoord.[11] He was also head coach ofTOP Oss,ADO Den Haag, Saudi clubAl Hilal andAl Jazira Club fromAbu Dhabi.[12][13][14]
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