Ton van Engelen
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Ton van Engelen 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 was active as a goalkeeper. Van Engelen made his professional debut at PSV Eindhoven, but also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...

 and Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...

. After his football career, he became a soigneur for various Dutch cycling teams. Since 1996 he has been working for the Rabobank
Rabobank (cycling)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

 team and in 2007 he was honoured by the organiser for being active in his twentieth Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

. He is the father of Yvo van Engelen
Yvo van Engelen
Yvo van Engelen is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for TOP Oss. Van Engelen is a defender who was born in Vlijmen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the NAC Breda squad in the 2005-06 season. He is the son of Ton van Engelen.- Statistics :Last update: October 28,...

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Honours

  • 1977-78 : 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....

     winner with PSV Eindhoven
  • 1979-80 : KNVB 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...

     winner with Feyenoord

  • First match: 29 September 1976 : PSV Eindhoven - Dundalk FC, 6-0
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