Carlo de Leeuw (12 December 1960 – 13 February 2020) was a Dutch footballer.
Club career A talented forward, De Leeuw came through the youth system of hometown club Feyenoord and made his professional debut for them against Excelsior on 23 September 1979. He won a penalty and scored one of their goals in the 1980 Cup final against eternal rivals Ajax.Feyenoord verliest met Carlo de Leeuw (59) een echte clubman - AD After four years he joined city rivals Excelsior for whom he had two different spells. He made his debut for them on 22 August 1982 against his former club Feyenoord.Oud-Excelsior-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - SBV Excelsior He scored 25 goals in 184 league and cup games for Cambuur between 1983 and 1989 and was voted best Cambuur midfielder of all-time in 2007.Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Cambuur He played another 88 games for FC Eindhoven between 1989 and 1993Oud-speler Carlo de Leeuw overleden - FC Eindhoven and had a season at FC Volendam for whom he played 22 matches in the 1991–92 season.In memoriam: Carlo de Leeuw - FC Volendam
After being released by Eindhoven, he had a spell at amateur side Witgoor Dessel in Belgium.'Tja, je krijgt zo nu en dan eens een telefoontje' - Trouw
International career He played 7 games for the Netherlands U-19 team, scoring 2 goals, between July 1978 and April 1979.Profile - OnsOranje
Later years After retiring as a player, he became kit man at Feyenoord and the national team in 2002.Oud-voetballer en materiaalman Carlo de Leeuw van Feyenoord overleden - Telegraaf
Personal life In summer 2019, de Leeuw was diagnosed with tongue cancer and he died on 13 February 2020.Carlo de Leeuw overleden - Feyenoord
Honours KNVB Cup: 1 1980
References
External links In memoriam: Carlo de Leeuw (59)(Bio) - Feyenoord Profile - Feyenoord-Online Kind van de Kuip: Carlo de Leeuw, de stille kracht van Feyenoord én Oranje - Panorama