Theo Snelders

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Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders (born December 7, 1963 in Westervoort) is a former Dutch goalkeeper, who started his career with FC Twente but is mostly remembered in Scotland especially for Aberdeen. He had a very good first season at Pittodrie winning the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1989. He was the hero in Aberdeen's penalty shootout win over Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final in 1990.

He was a successful replacement for Jim Leighton but moved on to rivals Rangers in 1996. He made just 20 appearances for the club before he was released in 1999. He soon retired from playing and is a goalkeeping coach in his native Netherlands.

[edit] External links

• Theo Snelders career stats at Soccerbase
• Theo Snelders profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)

v • d • e Netherlands squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 De Goey • 2 F. de Boer • 3 Rijkaard • 4 Koeman • 5 Rob Witschge • 6 Wouters • 7 Overmars • 8 Jonk • 9 R. de Boer • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Roy • 12 Bosman • 13 Van der Sar • 14 Van Gobbel • 15 Blind • 16 Numan • 17 Taument • 18 Valckx • 19 Van Vossen • 20 Winter • 21 De Wolf • 22 Snelders • Coach: Advocaat

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