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. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, Geels was known for his heading skills. He is also known for being the first of two footballers (the 2nd being Ronald Koeman) to play for the big three in Dutch football - Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.
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Full name | Geertruida Maria Geels | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 July 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 November 2023 | (aged 75)|||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1974–1981 | Netherlands | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 |
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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