- Theo Laseroms
Football player infobox
playername= Theo Laseroms
fullname = Matheus Wilhelmus Theodorus Laseroms
nickname = De Tank / The Tank
dateofbirth = 8 March 1940
cityofbirth =Roosendaal
countryofbirth =Netherlands
dateofdeath = death date and age|df=yes|1991|4|25|1940|3|8
cityofdeath =Zwolle
countryofdeath =Netherlands
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =RBC Roosendaal
years = 1957-1958
1958-1963
1963-1967
1968-1968
1968-1972
1972-1974
clubs =RBC Roosendaal NAC Breda Sparta Rotterdam Pittsburgh Phantoms
Feijenoord
AA Gent
caps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
129 (28)
104 (11)
013 0(3)
123 0(4)
056 0(2)
nationalyears = 1965-1970
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(1)
manageryears = 1974-1975
1975-1979
1979-1981
1982-1984
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
managerclubs =KVK Ieper FC Vlaardingen Heracles Almelo East Riffa Club
BahrainAl-Nahda Club Helmond Sport
PEC ZwolleTrabzonspor Cengelköyspor
pcupdate = 6 June 2007
ntupdate = 6 June 2007Matheus Wilhelmus Theodorus ("Theo") Laseroms (8 March 1940 – 25 April 1991) was a football defender from the
Netherlands , who made a name for himself when he played forFeyenoord Rotterdam . Born inRoosendaal , he has six caps for the Netherlands.Nickname d "Theo de Tank" he was famous for his slidings. He played for Feyenoord in the 1960s and early 1970s, and was on the team that won the European Cup in 1970 by defeating Celtic in the final inMilan . Laseroms started his professional career atRBC Roosendaal in 1956, then moved on toNAC Breda in 1958. He came toSparta Rotterdam in 1963, and played for a short period of time in theUnited States , at thePittsburgh Phantoms .Laseroms formed a solid defence at Feyenoord with
Rinus Israel . He took off fromRotterdam in 1972, played for two more years inBelgium withAA Gent , before becoming a soccer coach. He coachedHeracles Almelo ,Helmond Sport ,FC Vlaardingen ,Trabzonspor and clubs fromBahrain andSaudi-Arabia . He died in 1991 inZwolle due to acardiac arrest .
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