Lex Schoenmaker

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Lex Schoenmaker
Schoenmaker in 1971
Personal information
Full name Alex Schoenmaker
Date of birth (1947-08-23) 23 August 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1971 ADO 135 (54)
1967 → San Francisco Gales (loan) 9 (1)
1971–1975 Feyenoord 104 (49)
1975–1982 FC Den Haag 157 (43)
1980 → Edmonton Drillers (loan) 22 (6)
1981 → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) 22 (8)
Total 449 (161)
Managerial career
1990–1992 VCS Laakkwartier
1992–1993 AZ'67 (assistant)
1993–1994 Volendam (assistant)
1994–1995 FC Den Haag
1995 Dordrecht'90
1995–1996 Al Hilal (assistant)
1997–1999 TOP Oss
1999–2001 Al Jazira
2003–2004 ADO Den Haag
2006–2007 ADO Den Haag
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Schoenmaker (born 23 August 1947)[2] is a Dutch former professional football player and manager. Nicknamed Sexy-Lexie due to his good looks,[3] he had a career as a player and manager in the Netherlands, the United States and the Middle East, mostly remembered as an icon of ADO Den Haag.

Playing career[edit]

Schoenmaker was born in The Hague. His first club was amateur club VDS in his hometown.[4] He began his professional career with ADO in 1965 and in 1967 appeared for the exported ADO team in the United States called the San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. He left for Feyenoord in the 1971–72 season, where he stayed for four years. For the Rotterdam-based club he scored 19 goals in European competitions – a record that still stands today.[5][6] In 1974, Schoenmaker became European top goalscorer with 10 goals. After his tenure with Feyenoord, he retired from football as part of his first club ADO, which had meanwhile changed to FC Den Haag, and he played in the Zuiderpark until 1982.[7] In the 1975–76 season, he was the European top goalscorer for the second time in his career, this time with six goals, sharing the honour with Aad Mansveld.[8] Besides San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, Schoenmaker played in the USA and NASL leagues for the Edmonton Drillers and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[9][10]

Managerial career[edit]

After his playing career, he worked mostly as an assistant coach – among others with AZ'67, Volendam and Feyenoord.[11] He was also head coach of TOP Oss, ADO Den Haag, Saudi club Al Hilal and Al Jazira Club from Abu Dhabi.[12][13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lex Schoenmaker at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lex Schoenmaker at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Mitchel Pronk: Schoenmaker weer thuis na plaatsing derde stent, ELFvoetbal, 2012-06-30.
  4. ^ "Derde boek over geschiedenis Haagse voetbal overhandigd aan Lex Schoenmaker". Omroep West (in Dutch). 16 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Interview Lex Schoenmaker" (PDF). Haagsche Bluf (in Dutch). 18 June 2016. pp. 5–8. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ Dam, Erik van (19 December 2012). "'Castaignos kon mijn record verbreken, maar hij vertrok al jong'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Alex 'Lex' Schoenmaker (1947)". KENTUDEZENOG (in Dutch). 22 May 2014.
  8. ^ Regeer, Rob. "Lex Schoenmaker samen met Aad Mansveld in Europa namens Nederlandse clubs". www.voetbalstats.nl (in Dutch).
  9. ^ NASL career stats – San Francisco. nasljerseys.com
  10. ^ NASL career stats – Edmonton and Fort Lauderdale. nasljerseys.com
  11. ^ "Schoenmaker, Lex". De Haagse Voetbalhistorie (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Van Hanegem voorlopig tot april in Saoedi-Arabië". Trouw (in Dutch). 30 October 1995.
  13. ^ "Israel exodus spells Schoenmaker chance | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. UEFA. 20 November 2003.
  14. ^ "'Voetbalhumor' Schoenmaker valt verkeerd". Trouw (in Dutch). 13 October 1997.

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