Ed de Goey explained

Ed de Goey
Fullname:Eduard Franciscus de Goeij
Birth Date:20 December 1966
Birth Place:Gouda, Netherlands
Height:1.98 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1985–1990
Caps1:145
Goals1:0
Years2:1990–1997
Clubs2:Feyenoord
Caps2:235
Goals2:0
Years3:1997–2003
Caps3:123
Goals3:0
Years4:2003–2006
Clubs4:Stoke City
Caps4:56
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:559
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1984–1985
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1986–1989
Nationalcaps2:16
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1992–2000
Nationalteam3:Netherlands
Nationalcaps3:31
Nationalgoals3:0
Manageryears1:2007–2008
Managerclubs1:QPR (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears2:2010–2014
Managerclubs2:RKC Waalwijk (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears3:2014–2018
Managerclubs3:DHC Delft (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears4:2018–
Managerclubs4:VOC Rotterdam (goalkeeper coach)

Eduard Franciscus "Ed" de Goeij (pronounced as /nl/; born 20 December 1966), anglicised to de Goey, is a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper. In a 20-year career, he played for Sparta Rotterdam, Feyenoord, Chelsea and Stoke City. He played 31 times for the Netherlands national team.

Club career

De Goey signed for Feyenoord in 1990 and stayed there for seven years. During his time in Rotterdam, he missed a total of just eight games and won one Eredivisie title (in 1993) and four KNVB Cups in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995. He was awarded the Dutch Golden Boot in 1994.

De Goey joined Chelsea in June 1997 from Feyenoord for £2,250,000. He was first choice goalkeeper for the first three years of his six years spell, and was a member of the sides that won the League Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup (both in 1998) and the FA Cup in 2000. In 1999–2000, he set club records for most appearances (59) and clean sheets (27) during a season, both since surpassed by Frank Lampard and Petr Čech respectively. De Goey later lost his place in the side to Italian Carlo Cudicini and made just 25 appearances in his final three seasons. He was released by Chelsea in May 2003.[1]

He joined Stoke City in August 2003 and became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the 2003–04 season where he made 38 appearances.[2] He faced competition with Steve Simonsen in 2004–05 and made 17 appearances before losing his place completely in 2005–06 and was released at the end of the season.[3]

International career

De Goey played 31 times for the Netherlands, including every game for his country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup where the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual winners Brazil.

Coaching career

On 6 July 2007, De Goey joined Queens Park Rangers as a first team coach, but chairman Gianni Paladini terminated his contract before the end of the season. In July 2010, De Goey joined RKC Waalwijk as a goalkeeping coach, a position he held until 2014, when he parted ways with the club. A few weeks later, De Goey joined DHC Delft in the Dutch Sunday Hoofdklasse A League. As of 2018, De Goey is goalkeeping coach at Dutch fifth tier side VOC Rotterdam.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam1985–86Eredivisie120120
1986–87Eredivisie340340
1987–88Eredivisie340340
1988–89Eredivisie310310
1989–90Eredivisie340340
Total1450145!0
Feyenoord1990–91Eredivisie340340
1991–92Eredivisie340340
1992–93Eredivisie330330
1993–94Eredivisie340340
1994–95Eredivisie320320
1995–96Eredivisie340340
1996–97Eredivisie340340
Total2350235!0
Chelsea1997–98Premier League2801000100390
1998–99Premier League350600080490
1999–2000Premier League3706000160590
2000–01Premier League150001010170
2001–02Premier League6000002080
2002–03Premier League2010000030
Total1230140103701750
Stoke City2003–04First Division3700010380
2004–05Championship1700000170
2005–06Championship20100030
Total560101058!0
Career total5590150203706130

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands199210
199370
1994150
199540
199610
199710
199820
Total310

Honours

Feyenoord

1992–93

1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95

1991

Chelsea

1999–2000

1997–98[5]

2000

1997–98

1998

Individual

1993[6]

1994[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chelsea release duo. BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. 19 May 2013.
  2. News: Stoke sign De Goey. BBC Sport. August 2003. 19 May 2013.
  3. News: Goalkeeper De Goey leaves Stoke. BBC Sport. 10 May 2006. 19 May 2013.
  4. Web site: V.O.C. verlengt contract met Mark Weel, Marc Pelkman en Ed de Goey. VOC Rotterdam. 19 May 2022. Dutch.
  5. Web site: Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 29 March 1998 - 11v11 match report . 11v11 . AFS Enterprises . 31 March 2024.
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards
  7. Web site: Premier League Player Stats - Clean sheets. premierleague.com. 19 May 2022. Select season in the "Filter by season" drop-down menu..