Carlo de Leeuw

Carlo de Leeuw (12 December 1960 – 13 February 2020) was a Dutch footballer.

Carlo de Leeuw
Personal information
Full name Carlo de Leeuw
Date of birth (1960-12-12)12 December 1960
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 13 February 2020(2020-02-13) (aged 59)
Place of death Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1968–1977 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Feyenoord 45 (7)
1982–1983 → Excelsior (loan) 31 (7)
1983–1989 Cambuur 172 (22)
1986 → Excelsior (loan) 12 (2)
1989–1991 Eindhoven 60 (3)
1991–1992 Volendam 22 (2)
1992–1993 Eindhoven 23 (3)
Total 365 (46)
International career‡
1978–1979 Netherlands U-19 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2020

Club career

A talented forward, De Leeuw came through the youth system of hometown club Feyenoord and made his professional debut for them against Excelsior on 23 September 1979. He won a penalty and scored one of their goals in the 1980 Cup final against eternal rivals Ajax.[1] After four years he joined city rivals Excelsior for whom he had two different spells. He made his debut for them on 22 August 1982 against his former club Feyenoord.[2] He scored 25 goals in 184 league and cup games for Cambuur between 1983 and 1989 and was voted best Cambuur midfielder of all-time in 2007.[3] He played another 88 games for FC Eindhoven between 1989 and 1993[4] and had a season at FC Volendam for whom he played 22 matches in the 1991–92 season.[5]

After being released by Eindhoven, he had a spell at amateur side Witgoor Dessel in Belgium.[6]

International career

He played 7 games for the Netherlands U-19 team, scoring 2 goals, between July 1978 and April 1979.[7]

Later years

After retiring as a player, he became kit man at Feyenoord and the national team in 2002.[8]

Personal life

In summer 2019, de Leeuw was diagnosed with tongue cancer and he died on 13 February 2020.[9] He was survived by his wife Charlotte and their two daughters.

Honours
1980

References
  1. Feyenoord verliest met Carlo de Leeuw (59) een echte clubman - AD (in Dutch)
  2. Oud-Excelsior-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - SBV Excelsior (in Dutch)
  3. Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Cambuur (in Dutch)
  4. Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - FC Eindhoven (in Dutch)
  5. In memoriam: Carlo de Leeuw - FC Volendam (in Dutch)
  6. 'Tja, je krijgt zo nu en dan eens een telefoontje' - Trouw (in Dutch)
  7. Profile - OnsOranje
  8. Oud-voetballer en materiaalman Carlo de Leeuw van Feyenoord overleden - Telegraaf (in Dutch)
  9. Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Feyenoord (in Dutch)
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