Loek Ursem

Loek Ursem
Personal information
Full name	Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem
Date of birth	7 January 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1978	AZ '67
1978–1982	Stoke City
1981	→ Sunderland (loan)
1983	FC Haarlem
1983–1984	FC Wageningen
–	VSV Velsen
Total
International career
	Netherlands U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 07, 2023

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]

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]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1979–80	First Division	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	1980–81	First Division	28	7	0	0	1	0	29	7
	1981–82	First Division	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	1982–83	First Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		40	7	1	0	3	0	44	7
Sunderland (loan)	1981–82	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total			44	7	1	0	3	0	48	7

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References

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

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[1] 
Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).

[mwkQ] 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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