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Ron de Roode

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Ron de Roode
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-03-20)20 March 1965
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Date of death 29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 57)
Place of death Leiden, Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Roodenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1989 FC Den Haag 177 (53)
1989–1990 Willem II 32 (5)
1990–1995 Telstar 56 (14)
Total 265 (73)
International career
1981 Netherlands U-17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ron de Roode (20 March 1965 – 29 August 2022) was a Dutch footballer who played as a winger.

Playing career

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Club

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Born in Leiden, de Roode started his career at local amateur side Roodenburg and joined FC Den Haag in 1982. He became an instant hit with the fans, due to his speed, dribbling skills and his deadly crosses and goals. Den Haag won the 1985–86 Eerste Divisie title undefeated with de Roode scoring 16 goals in that season.[1] He totalled 53 goals in 177 league games for the club, as well as 8 goals in 23 domestic cup matches and 1 goal in 4 Cup Winners' Cup matches.[2]

In 1989, de Roode moved to Willem II, but did not become a regular starter for the club.[3] He played a total of 32 league matches for them, scoring 6 goals.[4]

He joined Eerste Divisie outfit Telstar in late 1990,[5] scoring 41 goals in 98 matches in all competitions for them. While playing for Telstar, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer which effectively ended his professional career.[6]

International

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De Roode earned three caps for the Netherlands U17 national team in 1981.[7]

Managerial career

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After retiring as a player, de Roode coached at amateur sides LFC, Stompwijk’92, UVS and DoCoS.[8]

References

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