Willy Carbo

Willy Carbo
Carbo in 1981
Personal information
Full name Willy Carbo
Date of birth (1959-08-14) 14 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
VV Utrecht
FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 FC Utrecht 106 (43)
1983–1984 Club Brugge 7 (0)
1984 → Feyenoord (loan) 6 (0)
1984–1987 FC Twente 44 (17)
1986–1987 → RKC (loan) 18 (5)
1987–1988 NEC 28 (9)
1988–1990 Cambuur 40 (17)
Total 249 (91)
International career
1979 Netherlands U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

References

  1. ^ Profile - Club Brugge (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Profile - NEC Archief
  3. ^ Career stats - Feyenoord
  4. ^ 60 jaar Eredivisie: De hakbal van Willy Carbo - FOX Sports (in Dutch)


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