Jan Goossens

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jan Goossens
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 18, 1958(1958-12-18)
Age	66
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birth City	Velp
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jan Goossens Biography

Jan Goossens is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 18, 1958 in Velp, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Jan Goossens, born December 18, 1958, is a former Dutch soccer player. He is also a coach. He was a soccer player for both the Netherlands and Canada but spent most of his time in the United States. Jan Goossens was a professional soccer player who played 612 matches and scored 474 goals in his career.

Goossens moved in 1982 from the Canadian Edmonton Drillers, to the American Golden Bay Earthquakes. The indoor season was spent by the Golden Bay Earthquakes (normally an NASL team) in the Major Indoor Soccer League. For the 1983 summer season, the Earthquakes went back to NASL and Goossens was there until 1984. In 1984, he was injured in his knee and was forced to miss the season. He was then sent to the Minnesota Strikers in the latter part of the season.

In 1986 Jan Goossens left the Minnesota Strikers and moved to the Kansas City Comets, where he would play until that team folded in 1991. Goossens played three MISL playoff finals with the Kansas City Comets, but the team ended up as runner-up every time. Jan Goossens holds the Kansas City Comets all-time record for the most goals, by scoring 221 goals in 227 games. Goossens also holds the Kansas City Comets all-time record for the most assists, by giving 237 assists in 227 games. In the 1989–1990 seasons Goossens even got the MISL Pass Master Award, which was given out to the player with the most assists during the regular season.

After a very successful period at the Kansas City Comets, Jan Goossens moved to the Dallas Sidekicks in 1991. His teammate David Doyle made the same move. Jan Goossens played 29 games for the Dallas Sidekicks, in which he scored 19 goals. In July 1992 with the league on verge of collapsing, Goossens announced his retirement.

Goossens was on loan to Heracles Almelo from October 1979 to March 1980. The American competition was over, so it was possible for Dutch soccer players that went on loan to Dutch teams. Goossens was a part of 15 matches played for Heracles, scoring 7 goals. Goossens’ last match against F.C. was March 2, 1980. Eindhoven. He had to leave Edmonton Drillers after that match.

Jan Goossens Net Worth

Jan Goossens is one of the richest Association Football Player from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jan Goossens 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jan Goossens was the first member of N.E.C.’s first squad on October 16, 1977. In a match against F.C. Twente. Goossens was a part of 13 matches played for N.E.C. but never scored. Jan Goossens’ last match for N.E.C. was almost a year ago, F.C. Den Haag, October 25, 1978

Jan Goossens left N.E.C. in the early 1979. To the Edmonton Drillers, Hans Kraay Sr. was then the head coach. Goossens was not the only Dutch soccer player to move to Edmonton Drillers in that year. In 1979-1980, the Edmonton Drillers were also home to Dwight Lodeweges, Hans Kraay Jr. and Henk Ten Cate. Jan Goossens was the Edmonton Drillers’ winner of the NASL Indoor competition in 1980-81. Goossens played in 139 matches with the Edmonton Drillers. He scored 92 goals. The 1982 Edmonton Drillers were forced to fold due to financial difficulties. Goossens left for the United States.

Jan Goossens left the Golden Bay Earthquakes in 1984 for the Minnesota Strikers, but due to his knee injury he was not able to play any match the first season. The Minnesota Strikers ended the 1985-1986 MISL season as runner up, after losing the playoff final against the San Diego Sockers (4-3). Jan Goossens played a total of 93 games for the Minnesota Strikers, in which he scored 71 goals.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Jan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Jan Goossens celebrates birthday on December 18 of every year.

Top Facts about Jan Goossens

1. Jan Goossens was a Dutch footballer and coach.
2. He played for Ajax Amsterdam in the 1960s.
3. Goossens coached several Dutch clubs, including FC Twente.
4. He also coached in Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
5. In 1988, he won the Belgian Cup with KV Mechelen.
6. Goossens passed away in 2017 at the age of 79.
7. He is remembered as a successful coach and player in Dutch football history.
8. During his playing career, he won two Eredivisie titles with Ajax Amsterdam.
9. As a coach, he led FC Twente to their first-ever Eredivisie title in 1984.
10. Goossens was known for his tactical knowledge and ability to develop young players.