Ruud Heus
Encyclopedia
Ruud Heus is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

) is a retired Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 footballer who played as a left defender.

Football career

On 23 April 1983, Heus made his Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

 debut, with AZ'67, in a 3–3 home draw against NAC Breda
NAC Breda
NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...

; after four seasons, he moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam, going on to play a somewhat important part in the first team's achievements in the following decade.

In his best season, 1993–94, Heus scored four times in 29 matches, as Feyenoord finished second to Ajax Amsterdam and won the domestic cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

. At 35, he returned for one final season at his first club, playing in roughly half the season's matches as the club eventually ranked last, then retiring in the summer.

Honours

  • Feyenoord:
    • Dutch League
      Eredivisie
      The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

      : 1992–93
    • Dutch Cup
      KNVB Cup
      The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...

      : 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95
    • Dutch Supercup: 1991

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