Leo Ehlen

Leo Ehlen

Ehlen (left) tripping Ajax' Søren Lerby in May 1982
Personal information
Full name	Petrus Leonardus Ehlen
Date of birth	(1953-05-20)20 May 1953
Place of birth	Broeksittard, Netherlands
Date of death	10 February 2016(2016-02-10) (aged 62)
Place of death	Sittard, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Almania
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1975	Fortuna SC
1975–1984	Roda JC	233	(6)
1984–1985	Waterschei
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leo Ehlen (20 May 1953 – 10 February 2016) was a Dutch football player.

Club career

A tough-tackling defender or defensive midfielder, Ehlen started his professional career with Fortuna SC and joined Roda JC in 1975, 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 and left them after nine years for a spell with Belgian side Waterschei.

He later played for amateur team EHC.

Personal life and death

After retiring, Ehlen owned a bar in Broeksittard.

He died in February 2016, aged 62. He had suffered from a kidney disease. He was survived by his wife and son. A minute silence was observed in his memory before kick-off of Roda's home game against FC Twente three days later.

External links

• Roda JC career stats - Roda JC Spelers
• Career stats - Elf Voetbal