Leo Ehlen | |
Fullname: | Petrus Leonardus Ehlen |
Birth Date: | 20 May 1953 |
Birth Place: | Broeksittard, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Sittard, Netherlands |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Almania |
Years1: | 1974–1975 |
Clubs1: | Fortuna SC |
Years2: | 1975–1984 |
Clubs2: | Roda JC |
Caps2: | 233 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 1984–1985 |
Leo Ehlen (20 May 1953 – 10 February 2016) was a Dutch football player.
A tough-tackling defender or defensive midfielder, Ehlen started his professional career with Fortuna SC and joined Roda JC in 1975,[1] where he played alongside Dick Nanninga, Pierre Vermeulen and Theo de Jong. Nicknamed the Neeskens of Roda after Holland hard man Johan Neeskens, Ehlen scored 6 goals in 233 official matches for the club[2] and left them after nine years for a spell with Belgian side Waterschei.
He later played for amateur team EHC.[3]
After retiring, Ehlen owned a bar in Broeksittard.[4]
He died in February 2016, aged 62. He had suffered from a kidney disease.[5] He was survived by his wife and son.[6] A minute silence was observed in his memory before kick-off of Roda's home game against FC Twente three days later.[7]