Ruud Geels
Be the first in the stands
NetherlandsCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals. A prolific striker known for his heading skills, Geels is the only player to win the Eredivisie topscoring title five times, and is the second most scoring player in the Dutch top football division, behind Willy van der Kuijlen. He is also known for being the first of only two footballers to play for the big three teams in Dutch football - Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-04
In the line-ups
1 appearance in recorded line-ups · 1976The archive holds 1 team sheet naming Ruud Geels in Netherlands's starting line-up, on 1976-06-19.
1 appearance in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 7 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1975–1981| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-10-14 |  Belgium | W3–0(h) | 54' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1978-11-15 | German DR | W3–0(h) | 72' (pen) 88' | UEFA Euro qualification | Rotterdam |
| 1978-10-11 |  Switzerland | W3–1(a) | 90' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bern |
| 1977-08-31 |  Iceland | W4–1(h) | 18' 89' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nijmegen |
| 1976-09-08 | Iceland | W1–0(a) | 42' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Reykjavík |
| 1976-06-19 | Yugoslavia | W3–2(a) | 27' 107' | UEFA Euro | Zagreb |
| 1975-10-15 |  Poland | W3–0(h) | 47' | UEFA Euro qualification | Amsterdam |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| European Cup | ×1 | 1969–70 | Feyenoord | |
| Eredivisie | ×2 | 1968–69, 1976–77 | Feyenoord ·1, Ajax ·1 | |
| Belgian First Division | ×1 | 1972–73 | Club Brugge | |
| Belgian Sports Merit Award | ×1 | 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| KNVB Cup | ×1 | 1968–69 | Feyenoord | |
| UEFA Super Cup | ×1 | 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 6 | ||||
| Eredivisie Top Scorer | ×5 | 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81 | ||
| UEFA Cup Top Scorer | 1975–76 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| World XI | 1976 | |||