Leo Canjels
 Canjels in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonard Canjels | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda,Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2010(aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Breda,Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | Baronie | ||
| 1956–1963 | NAC | 149 | (114) |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Netherlands | 3 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1971 | NAC | ||
| 1971–1973 | Club Brugge | ||
| 1973–1975 | MVV | ||
| 1975–1977 | Patro Eisden | ||
| 1977–1979 | Beringen | ||
| 1979–1982 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1982–1985 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 1985–1987 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
| 1987–1989 | Patro Eisden | ||
| 1989–1990 | FC Boom | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leonard Canjels(1 April 1933 – 26 May 2010) was a Dutch internationalfootballerwho played forNAC Breda.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Canjels started playing football atBredaside VV Baronie. He made his debut for NAC in the 1956/1957 season and played seven years for the club before retiring. As aNAC Bredaplayer, Canjels twice won theEredivisietop goalscorers award, in 1958 and 1959.[1]
Canjels was nicknamedHet Kanon(the Gun) because of his powerful shooting.[2]
International
[edit]Canjels made his debut for theNetherlandsin a May 1959friendly matchagainstTurkeyand earned a total of 3 caps, scoring 2 goals. He won his other caps in friendlies againstBulgariaandScotlandin the same year.[3]
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring as a player, Canjels became a coach, first at amateur sidesDongenand Baronie and later managedNAC Breda,as well asClub BruggeandCercle Bruggeamong others in Belgium.[4]With Brugge he won the Belgian league title in 1973.[5]
He retired from coaching in 1990.
He died on 26 May 2010[6]after a long illness.
References
[edit]- ^Afscheid van Esso-held Leo Canjels- Voetbal International(in Dutch)
- ^NAC-icoon Leo Canjels overleden- Omroep Brabant(in Dutch)
- ^Intl career stats- EUFootball
- ^ProfileArchived20 April 2017 at theWayback Machine- Club Brugge
- ^Brugse kampioenencoach Leo Canjels overleden- Nieuwsblad(in Dutch)
- ^Leo Canjels (77) overleden- NOS(in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Leo Canjelsat National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile at Voetbal International(in Dutch)
- Player profile at VoetbalStats.nlat theWayback Machine(archived 1 June 2008)(in Dutch)
- Leo Canjelsat WorldFootball.net
- Biography at Club Brugge K.V. official siteat theWayback Machine(archived 24 December 2010)(in French)
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