Matty van Toorn

Matthijs 'Matty' van Toorn (29 December 1950, Rotterdam – 22 November 2007)[1] was a Dutch football player, manager and player's agent.

Van Toorn began his playing career with Feyenoord. He played for SBV Excelsior in the 1970–71 Eerste Divisie season.[2] He moved to Belgium where he would spend six seasons with Sporting Charleroi before joining R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1978.[3] He would later play for R.F.C. de Liège and K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E.

Following his playing career, Van Toorn managed K.S.K. Tongeren, Union Royale Namur, Olympic and R.F.C. de Liège and later became a player's agent, discovering Taye Taiwo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Décès de Matt Van Toorn (ex-Anderlecht)" (in French). actu24.be. 2007-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Matty Van Toorn" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Van Toorn, un Belga a prueba en el Malaga". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1980-12-27.


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