Ruud Geels

Ruud Geels
Geels in 1974
Personal information
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
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1974 West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Third place1976 Yugoslavia
*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 professional footballer who played as a striker.

Geels died in 18 November 2023, at the age of 75.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Telstar 1965–66 Eredivisie 85——85
Feijenoord 1966–67 Eredivisie 258——258
1967–68 Eredivisie 3220——3220
1968–69 Eredivisie 201010—2110
1969–70 Eredivisie 12846—1614
Total 894656—9452
Go Ahead Eagles 1970–71 Eredivisie 3417——3417
1971–72 Eredivisie 2818——2818
Total 6235——6235
Club Brugge 1972–73 Belgian First Division 231042—2712
1973–74 Belgian First Division 301840—3418
Total 532882—6130
Ajax 1974–75 Eredivisie 323051—3731
1975–76 Eredivisie 3329611—3940
1976–77 Eredivisie 343420—3634
1977–78 Eredivisie 32301063—3933
Total 131123101915—151138
Anderlecht 1978–79 Belgian First Division 282520203225
Sparta Rotterdam 1979–80 Eredivisie 1813——1813
1980–81 Eredivisie 3022——3022
Total 4835——4835
PSV 1981–82 Eredivisie 281543—3218
1982–83 Eredivisie 4000—40
Total 321543—3618
NAC 1982–83 Eredivisie 226——226
Career total 47331810382620513344
  1. ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in European Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 197451
197531
197643
197732
197823
197910
198000
198121
Total2011

Honours

Feyenoord

Club Brugge

Ajax

Anderlecht

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Topschutter Ruud Geels op 75-jarige leeftijd overleden". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. 1 2 "Ruud Geels » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ruud Geels at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ruud Geels career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Feyenoord, een topclub zonder geld". 6 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Club Brugge | Palmares". 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ajax | Prijzenkast". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  9. ↑ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Euro 1980".
  11. ↑ "EredivisieStats – Alle uitslagen, standen en clubgegevens van de Nederlandse Eredivisie Voetbal". eredivisiestats.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.