Leen Barth

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Leen Barth
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Personal information
Full name Leendert Barth
Date of birth (1952-01-11) January 11, 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Puttershoek, Netherlands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968–1970 Fortuna Vlaardingen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1975 Anderlecht 28 (0)
1975–1976 Union SG 30 (0)
1976–1981 Club Brugge 63 (0)
1981–1985 Cercle Brugge 118 (0)
Total239(0)
International career
Netherlands U-16
Netherlands U-17
1968–1970 Netherlands U-19 15 (0)
Netherlands U-21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2009

Leendert Barth (born 11 January 1952 [1] in Puttershoek) is a Dutch former football player. He was mainly a back-up goalkeeper who played his entire career in Belgium.

Contents

Playing career

Club

Barth started his career with Fortuna Vlaardingen. [1] At the age of 19, he moved to RSC Anderlecht where he would soon become back-up goalie for Jan Ruiter, and later on for Jacky Munaron. Being denied a chance as first choice keeper, Leen Barth moved to a different Brussels side, Union SG. He stayed there for one season.

In 1976, Leen Barth signed for Club Brugge. He played for them until 1981. Barth then went to cross city rivals Cercle Brugge where he remained until his retirement.

International

Leen Barth represented his country at youth level. [2]

Managerial career

He became coach of lower league clubs, FC Knokke and SK Torhout, and then quit football.

Honours

Club

RSC Anderlecht [3]
Club Brugge [4]
Cercle Brugge [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Voetbalsterren '72/'73". Vanderhout Internationale Uitgaven n.v. 1972.
  2. Intl career stats Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine - OnsOranje (in Dutch)
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