Leen Barth | |
Fullname: | Leendert Barth |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1952 |
Birth Place: | Puttershoek, Netherlands |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 1968–1970 |
Youthclubs1: | Fortuna Vlaardingen |
Years1: | 1970–1975 |
Years2: | 1975–1976 |
Years3: | 1976–1981 |
Years4: | 1981–1985 |
Clubs4: | Cercle Brugge |
Caps1: | 28 |
Caps2: | 30 |
Caps3: | 63 |
Caps4: | 118 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 239 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U-16 |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U-17 |
Nationalyears3: | 1968–1970 |
Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U-19 |
Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U-21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 18 June 2009 |
Ntupdate: | 18 June 2009 |
Leendert Barth (born 11 January 1952[1] in Puttershoek) is a Dutch former football player. He was mainly a back-up goalkeeper who played his entire career in Belgium.
Barth started his career with Fortuna Vlaardingen. At the age of 19, he moved to RSC Anderlecht where he would soon become back-up goalie for Jan Ruiter, and later on for Jacky Munaron. Being denied a chance as first choice keeper, Leen Barth moved to a different Brussels side, Union SG. He stayed there for one season.
In 1976, Leen Barth signed for Club Brugge. He played for them until 1981. Barth then went to cross city rivals Cercle Brugge where he remained until his retirement.
Leen Barth represented his country at youth level.[2]
He became coach of lower league clubs, FC Knokke and SK Torhout, and then quit football.