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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Geertruida Maria Geels | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1948-07-28)28 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 November 2023(2023-11-18) (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RKVV DSS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RKSV Onze Gezellen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1966 | Telstar | 8 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Feijenoord | 89 | (46) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Go Ahead Eagles | 62 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Club Brugge | 53 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Ajax | 131 | (123) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Anderlecht | 28 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Sparta | 48 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | PSV | 32 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | NAC | 22 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 473 | (318) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1981 | Netherlands | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Geertruida "Ruud"Maria Geels (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːr.ˌtrœy̯.daː (ˈryt) mɑ.ˈrijaː ˈɣeːls]; 28 July 1948 – 18 November 2023) was a Dutch professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Geels died in 18 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Telstar | 1965–66 | Eredivisie | 8 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Feijenoord | 1966–67 | Eredivisie | 25 | 8 | — | — | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 1967–68 | Eredivisie | 32 | 20 | — | — | 32 | 20 | |||||
| 1968–69 | Eredivisie | 20 | 10 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 1969–70 | Eredivisie | 12 | 8 | 4[b] | 6 | — | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 46 | 5 | 6 | — | 94 | 52 | |||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1970–71 | Eredivisie | 34 | 17 | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||||
| 1971–72 | Eredivisie | 28 | 18 | — | — | 28 | 18 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 35 | — | — | 62 | 35 | ||||||
| Club Brugge | 1972–73 | Belgian First Division | 23 | 10 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| 1973–74 | Belgian First Division | 30 | 18 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 28 | 8 | 2 | — | 61 | 30 | |||||
| Ajax | 1974–75 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 37 | 31 | |||
| 1975–76 | Eredivisie | 33 | 29 | 6[c] | 11 | — | 39 | 40 | ||||
| 1976–77 | Eredivisie | 34 | 34 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 34 | ||||
| 1977–78 | Eredivisie | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 39 | 33 | ||
| Total | 131 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | — | 151 | 138 | |||
| Anderlecht | 1978–79 | Belgian First Division | 28 | 25 | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 25 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1979–80 | Eredivisie | 18 | 13 | — | — | 18 | 13 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 30 | 22 | — | — | 30 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 35 | — | — | 48 | 35 | ||||||
| PSV | 1981–82 | Eredivisie | 28 | 15 | 4[c] | 3 | — | 32 | 18 | |||
| 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | 36 | 18 | |||||
| NAC | 1982–83 | Eredivisie | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 473 | 318 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 513 | 344 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1974 | 5 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | |
Feyenoord[6]
Club Brugge[7]
Ajax[8]
Anderlecht[9]
Individual
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