Nico van Zoghel

Nico(laas) van Zoghel (born 22 May 1943) is a Dutch retired football manager and player.

Nico van Zoghel

van Zoghel with Go Ahead Eagles in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Nicolaas van Zoghel
Date of birth	(1943-05-22) 22 May 1943 (age 82)
Place of birth	Soesterberg, Netherlands
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1964	DOS	101	(1)
1964–1973	Go Ahead Eagles	257	(6)
1973–1974	SC Amersfoort
1974–1977	De Graafschap	58	(0)
1978–1979	Go Ahead Eagles	34	(0)
1979–1980	SC Amersfoort
International career
1960–1961	Netherlands U19	5	(0)
Managerial career
1985–1988	Go Ahead Eagles
1993–1994	Dordrecht '90
2007–2008	DVC'26
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Van Zoghel started his career with DOS. In 1964, he signed for Go Ahead Eagles. In 1973, he signed for SC Amersfoort. In 1974, he signed for De Graafschap. In 1978, he signed for Go Ahead Eagles. In 1979, he returned to SC Amersfoort. He also played 5 times for the Netherlands national under-19 football team.^[1]

Style of play

Van Zoghel played as a goalkeeper. He was known for his penalty kick taking ability^[2] and is still the Eredivisie's record scoring goalkeeper with 7.^[3]

Managerial career

Van Zoghel managed Go Ahead Eagles and Dordrecht '90 and served as goalkeeper coach at De Graafschap and Vitesse.^[3] Later he was in charge of Dutch amateur side DVC'26, helping the club achieve a playoffs position.^[4]

Personal life

Van Zoghel was born in 1943 in the Netherlands. After retiring from professional football, he practiced golf.^[5]