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Ruud Geels
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Geertruida ("Ruud") Maria Geels (born July 28, 1948 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained 20 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s.
Geels was a prolific goal scorer, scoring 388 goals in seventeen years of professional football. He served several clubs. Geels is one of very few players, alongside Ronald Koeman for instance, who played for all three big clubs in Holland: Ajax Amsterdam, Feyenoord Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven. Geels was a member of the national team that ended up in second place at the 1974 FIFA World Cup under the guidance of manager Rinus Michels.
- Telstar 1964-66
- Feyenoord Rotterdam 1966-70
- Go Ahead Eagles 1970-72
- Club Brugge 1972-73
- Ajax Amsterdam 1973-78
- R.S.C. Anderlecht 1978-79
- Sparta Rotterdam 1979-81
- PSV Eindhoven 1981-82
- NAC 1982-83
- (Dutch) Profile
| Preceded by Willy van der Kuijlen |
Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer 1974-1978 |
Succeeded by Kees Kist |
| Preceded by Kees Kist |
Dutch Eredivisie Topscorer 1980-1981 |
Succeeded by Wim Kieft |
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Netherlands squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Runners-up | |
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1 Geels | 2 Haan | 3 van Hanegem | 4 van Ierssel | 5 Israël | 6 Jansen | 7 de Jong | 8 Jongbloed | 9 Keizer | 10 R. van de Kerkhof | 11 W. van de Kerkhof | 12 Krol | 13 Neeskens | 14 Cruijff | 15 Rensenbrink | 16 Rep | 17 Rijsbergen | 18 Schrijvers | 19 Strik | 20 Suurbier | 21 Treijtel | 22 Vos | Coach: Michels |
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