Len de Goey

Len de Goey
Personal information
Full name Leendert de Goey
Date of birth (1952-02-29) 29 February 1952[1]
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
ASC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1976 Telstar 33 (2)
1976–1979 Sparta 97 (6)
1979–1980 Sheffield United 33 (5)
1980–1982 Go Ahead Eagles 48 (1)
Total 211 (14)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leendert "Len" de Goey (born 29 February 1952) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Leiden, The Netherlands, De Goey began his playing career with hometown club ASC.[2] He then joined Eredivisie outfit Telstar where he spent one season before moving to Sparta Rotterdam in 1976.[1] After three years with Rotterdam he was signed by English side Sheffield United for £125,000 in August 1979 as they tried to build a side capable of achieving promotion from Division Three.[1] De Goey made his United debut in a League Cup game against Doncaster Rovers a few days after signing, and although showing initial promise, both his and the team's form deteriorated as the season progressed.[1] Deemed surplus to requirements, De Goey returned to the Netherlands in the summer of 1980, with Go Ahead Eagles paying a minimal fee for him, where he played for a further two seasons before retiring.[1] Alongside friend and fellow former Sparta player Bert Jansen, de Goeij finished playing for amateur side UVS in Leiden.[3]

After retiring he worked as a teacher at the Fioretti College and as a golf teacher in the Lisse area.[4] He also was head coach of his childhood club ASC in the late 1990s.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
  2. ↑ Biemond, Hielke (3 June 2017). "Met weemoed en optimisme neemt ASC afscheid van 'heilige grond'". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "In memoriam Bert Jansen". UVS Leiden (in Dutch). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ter Specke in Lisse". Golf.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Plons is water, glorieus kampioen!". Ajax SC (in Dutch). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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