Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem (born 7 January 1958) is a retired Dutch footballer who played in the Football League for Sunderland and Stoke City. He made 40 appearances for Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | AZ '67 | 35 | (8) |
| 1978–1982 | Stoke City | 40 | (7) |
| 1981 | → Sunderland (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1983 | FC Haarlem | 3 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | FC Wageningen | ||
| – | VSV Velsen | ||
| Total | 82 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| Netherlands U23 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editUrsem became the first foreign player to play for Stoke City, having been brought to the club by Alan Durban from AZ '67. He spent four years at the Victoria Ground making just under 50 appearances for the club. He became a popular player with the Stoke supporters in the 1980–81 season. When Durban left to join Sunderland in 1981 Ursem followed him to Roker Park on loan and played four matches for the 'Black Cats'. He returned to the Netherlands in 1982 with FC Haarlem.[2]
Personal life
editUrsem runs his own TV repair shop in Purmerend.
Career statistics
editSource:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1979–80 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 1981–82 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Total | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
- ^ Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)
- ^ Loek Ursem at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)