Loek Ursem

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Loek Ursem
Personal information
Full name Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem
Date of birth (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1978 AZ '67 35 (8)
1978–1982 Stoke City 40 (7)
1981 → Sunderland (loan) 4 (0)
1983 FC Haarlem 3 (0)
1983–1984 FC Wageningen
– VSV Velsen
Total82(15)
International career
Netherlands U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem (born 7 January 1958) is a retired Dutch footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland and Stoke City. He made 40 appearances for Stoke. [1]

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Career

Ursem became the first foreign player to play for Stoke City, having been brought to the club by Alan Durban from AZ '67. He spent four years at the Victoria Ground making just under 50 appearances for the club. He became a popular player with the Stoke supporters in the 1980–81 season. When Durban left to join Sunderland in 1981 Ursem followed him to Roker Park on loan and played four matches for the 'Black Cats'. He returned to the Netherlands in 1982 with FC Haarlem. [2]

Personal life

Ursem runs his own TV repair shop in Purmerend.

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1979–80 First Division 70001080
1980–81 First Division2870010297
1981–82 First Division30101050
1982–83 First Division20000020
Total4071030447
Sunderland (loan) 1981–82 First Division40000040
Career Total4471030487

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References

  1. ↑ Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN   1-874287-39-2).
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN   1-85983-100-1)
  3. ↑ Loek Ursem at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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