Frank van der Geest (born 30 April 1973) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam, in the Eerste Divisie for AZ Alkmaar, Heracles Almelo and FC Volendam,[1] and in the English Football League for Darlington.[3] He also spent time with amateur club ADO '20.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 April 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beverwijk,[1] Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Heracles Almelo | 57 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Darlington | 2 | (0) |
| – | ADO '20 | ||
| 2004–2006 | FC Volendam | 48 | (0) |
| – | ADO '20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He took up beach soccer, and was a member of the Netherlands national beach soccer team that played at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Van der Geest". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 February 2007.
- ^ a b "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013: Teams: Netherlands: Squad list". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Van der Geest nieuwe doelman Volendam" [Van der Geest new Volendam goalkeeper]. voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Haaglandia/SW wint slechte wedstrijd tegen ADO'20, maar blijft meedoen" [Haaglandia/SW win a bad game against ADO'20, but they're still in it] (in Dutch). VV Haaglandia. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links edit
- Frank van der Geest at Soccerbase
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