Willy Carbo Explained

Willy Carbo
Fullname:Willy Carbo
Birth Date:14 August 1959
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:VV Utrecht
Youthclubs2:FC Utrecht
Years1:1979–1983
Clubs1:FC Utrecht
Caps1:106
Goals1:43
Years2:1983–1984
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:1984
Clubs3:Feyenoord (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Years4:1984–1987
Clubs4:FC Twente
Caps4:44
Goals4:17
Years5:1986–1987
Clubs5:RKC (loan)
Caps5:18
Goals5:5
Years6:1987–1988
Caps6:28
Goals6:9
Years7:1988–1990
Caps7:40
Goals7:17
Totalcaps:249
Totalgoals:91
Nationalyears1:1979

Willy Carbo (born 14 August 1959 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

He made his professional debut and scored the first goal for hometown club FC Utrecht in the game against Go Ahead Eagles on 16 March 1980. He moved abroad to play in Belgium for Club Brugge, only to be loaned to Feyenoord in the second half of the season and winning the Dutch Eredivisie in a team containing Johan Cruyff and Ruud Gullit. With Brugge he played in the 1983 Belgian Cup Final, losing to Beveren.[1]

He later played for FC Twente, RKC, NEC[2] and Cambuur where he finished his career.[3]

Backheel goal

Carbo is mostly remembered for his famous backheel goal when he played for FC Twente against Go Ahead Eagles in September 1984.[4]

Honours

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Notes and References

  1. http://clubbrugge.be/nl/de-club/geschiedenis/oud-spelers-index/willy-carbo Profile
  2. http://necarchief.nl/dbid=23/tpl=1906/player=68 Profile
  3. http://www.feyenoord-online.com/nl/spelersarchief/c_carbo_willy.htm Career stats
  4. https://www.foxsports.nl/video/jaar-eredivisie-hakbal-van-willy-carbo/ 60 jaar Eredivisie: De hakbal van Willy Carbo