_-_2.jpg) Laseroms in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Wilhelmus Theodorus Laseroms | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-03-08)8 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Roosendaal, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 1991(1991-04-25) (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Zwolle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1957 | RBC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | RBC | ||
| 1958–1963 | NAC | 129 | (28) |
| 1963–1967 | Sparta | 104 | (11) |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | 13 | (3) |
| 1968–1972 | Feijenoord | 123 | (4) |
| 1972–1974 | Gent | 56 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1970 | Netherlands | 6 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Ieper | ||
| 1975–1979 | Vlaardingen '74 | ||
| 1979–1981 | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 1982–1984 | West Riffa | ||
| 1985–1986 | Bahrain | ||
| 1986–1987 | Al-Nahda Club | ||
| 1987–1988 | Helmond Sport | ||
| 1988–1989 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| 1989–1990 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 1990–1991 | Çengelköyspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matheus Wilhelmus Theodorus "Theo" Laseroms (8 March 1940 – 25 April 1991) was a Dutchfootball player and manager. Adefender, he made a name for himself when he played forFeijenoord. He gained six caps for theNetherlands national team.
Laseroms, nicknamedDeTank orTheo de Tank,[2] was famous for hissliding tackle. His career had started in 1956 atRBC, followed in 1958 byNAC. In 1963, he switched toSparta, with whom he won theKNVB Cup in 1966.[3] In 1967, Laseroms signed with thePittsburgh Phantoms of the newly createdNational Professional Soccer League while still under contract withSparta Rotterdam. Sparta sued Pittsburgh in both the United States and the Netherlands and received$50,000 from the Phantoms.[4]
In 1968 he moved toFeijenoord where he would form the defensive core alongsideRinus Israël.[2] He played four seasons for Feijenoord through late sixties and early seventies. Laseroms was part of the team that won theEuropean Cup in 1970 after a 2–1 final win overCeltic and in that same year theIntercontinental Cup against Argentinian clubEstudiantes de La Plata.[5][6] He also became champion twice with Feijenoord, in the seasons 1968–69 and 1970–71. In the seasons 1969–70 and 1971–72, Laseroms finished in second place with Feyenoord. The KNVB Cup was won in the 1968–69 season. He was part of the legendary team that includedEddy Pieters Graafland,Eddy Treijtel,Piet Romeijn,Rinus Israël,Theo van Duivenbode,Franz Hasil,Wim Jansen,Willem van Hanegem,Henk Wery,Ove Kindvall andCoen Moulijn.
After leaving the club in 1972, he played for the Belgian clubGent for two more years.[7]
In 1965 he made his first international appearance for theNetherlands againstNorthern Ireland.[citation needed]
Laseroms did an internship atAjax in Amsterdam in the 1975–76 season before obtaining his training diploma; a team then consisting of players such asFrank Arnesen,Søren Lerby,Tscheu La Ling andRuud Geels and was coached byRinus Michels in his second period. Laseroms then started a less successful coaching career withHeracles,Helmond Sport,Vlaardingen '74,Trabzonspor and clubs from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, among others.[citation needed]
Laseroms died of heart attack on 25 April 1991, aged only 51.
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