Ton van Engelen
Ton van Engelen (born 4 October 1950 in Den Bosch) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a goalkeeper.
 Ton van Engelen playing for Feyenoord in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ton van Engelen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlijmen, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vlijmense Boys | |||
| BVV | |||
| RKVV Wilhelmina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | PSV | 20 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Feyenoord | 43 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 76 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| Netherlands | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2007 | |||
Football career
Van Engelen made his professional debut for PSV Eindhoven, with whom he won a league title and a UEFA Cup medal.[1] He also played for Feyenoord and Go Ahead Eagles.
Cycling
After his football career, he became a soigneur for various Dutch cycling teams.[2] Since 1996 he has been working for the Rabobank team and in 2007 he was honoured by the organiser for being active in his twentieth Tour de France.[3]
Personal life
He is the father of Yvo van Engelen.
Honours
- PSV
- Eredivisie: 1
- UEFA Cup: 1
- Feyenoord
- First match: 29 September 1976 : PSV Eindhoven - Dundalk FC, 6-0
References
- Mensen in de Tour: Ton van Engelen - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
- Ton van Engelen: van penaltystopper naar wielerbenenklopper - NOS (in Dutch)
- Vlijmense verzorger Ton van Engelen onderscheiden voor twintigste Tour - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
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