Alex Schoenmaker (born 23 August 1947) is a Dutch former professional
football
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player and manager. Nicknamed ''Sexy-Lexie'' due to his good looks, he had a career as a player and manager in the Netherlands, the United States and the Middle East, mostly remembered as an icon of
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...
.
Playing career
Schoenmaker was born in
The Hague
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. His first club was amateur club VDS in his hometown. He began his professional career with
ADO in 1965 and in 1967 appeared for the exported ADO team in the United States called the
San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. He left for
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
in the 1971–72 season, where he stayed for four years. For the
Rotterdam
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-based club he scored 19 goals in European competitions – a record that still stands today. In 1974, Schoenmaker became European top goalscorer with 10 goals. After his tenure with Feyenoord, he retired from football as part of his first club ADO, which had meanwhile changed to FC Den Haag, and he played in the
Zuiderpark until 1982. In the 1975–76 season, he was the European top goalscorer for the second time in his career, this time with six goals, sharing the honour with
Aad Mansveld. Besides San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, Schoenmaker played in the
USA and
NASL leagues for the
Edmonton Drillers and the
Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Managerial career
After his playing career, he worked mostly as an assistant coach – among others with
AZ'67,
Volendam
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and
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...
. He was also head coach of
TOP Oss
TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbrevia ...
,
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...
, Saudi club
Al Hilal and
Al Jazira Club
Al Jazira Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League.
History
Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''. The club struggled ...
from
Abu Dhabi
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.
References
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1947 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch football managers
ADO Den Haag players
Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982) players
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
Feyenoord players
FC Volendam managers
ADO Den Haag managers
FC Dordrecht managers
TOP Oss managers
Eredivisie players
Eredivisie managers
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
San Francisco Golden Gate Gales players
Footballers from The Hague
United Soccer Association players
Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
UEFA Europa League–winning players
Dutch expatriate football managers
FC Volendam non-playing staff
AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff
Feyenoord non-playing staff
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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