| Carlo de Leeuw | |
| Fullname: | Carlo de Leeuw |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Valkenswaard, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Youthyears1: | 1968–1977 |
| Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord |
| Years1: | 1978–1983 |
| Clubs1: | Feyenoord |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 1982–1983 |
| Clubs2: | → Excelsior (loan) |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1983–1989 |
| Caps3: | 172 |
| Goals3: | 22 |
| Years4: | 1986 |
| Clubs4: | → Excelsior (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 1989–1991 |
| Caps5: | 60 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs7: | Eindhoven |
| Caps7: | 23 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 365 |
| Totalgoals: | 46 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1978–1979 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U-19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 15 February 2020 |
| Ntupdate: | 15 February 2020 |
Carlo de Leeuw (12 December 1960 – 13 February 2020) was a Dutch footballer.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He played another 88 games for FC Eindhoven between 1989 and 1993[4] and had a season at FC Volendam for whom he played 22 matches in the 1991–92 season.[5]
After being released by Eindhoven, he had a spell at amateur side Witgoor Dessel in Belgium.[6]
He played 7 games for the Netherlands U-19 team, scoring 2 goals, between July 1978 and April 1979.[7]
After retiring as a player, he became kit man at Feyenoord and the national team in 2002.[8]
In summer 2019, de Leeuw was diagnosed with tongue cancer and he died on 13 February 2020.[9]
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