Leendert Roelof Jan "Leen" Vente (14 May 19119 November 1989) was a Dutch
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He earned 21 caps and scored 19 goals for the
Netherlands national football team
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, and played in the
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
and
1938
Events
January
* January 1
** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
World Cups.
Playing career
Vente started in the Rotterdam Football Association for Semper Melior and later for Pro Patria. He eventually joined
Neptunus
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where he initially also participated in athletics.
In April 1936, Vente moved to
Feijenoord
Feijenoord (), not to be confused with the Feijenoord (neighbourhood), Feijenoord neighbourhood (which is located in the Feijenoord district), is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,3 ...
. He was one of the players that participated in the opening match of stadium
De Kuip
Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...
in 1937. Feyenoord played
Beerschot and won 5–2. Vente scored the first ever goal in the stadium, and finished the game with a hat-trick. Vente would finish his tenure with the club with 82 league appearances in which he scored 65 goals.
In January 1941, Vente returned to Neptunus.
After retirement
In 1943, Vente obtained his coaching licence. He started his managerial career in 1950 with
NOAD. He then coached both
EBOH
Eendracht Brengt Ons Hoger (EBOH) is a Dutch current amateur and former professional association football club from Dordrecht. The club was founded in 1921 and played in professional football from 1954 to 1962. Its first squad currently plays in 2 ...
and
VOC
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...
. He had a short term as manager of
Xerxes in 1957. After that he coached, among others, Neptunus and SV Slikkerveer. Vente also worked as a representative during that period.
Vente owned café Leen Vente three times. He lost his second café during the
German bombing of Rotterdam
Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the ''Luftwaffe'' during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the Du ...
. After
World War II
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, he was detained by the "Political Investigation Service" on charges of recruiting from his café, but was soon rehabilitated. Vente turned out to have prevented
collaboration with the Axis powers.
Personal life
Vente died on 9 November 1989 in
Rotterdam
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.
His brother's grandson,
Dylan Vente
Dylan Vente (born 9 May 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.
Club career Feyenoord
Vente started his career with VV Smitshoek in Barendrecht. At the age of nine, he joined Feyenoord's ...
, plays for
Roda JC Kerkrade
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...
and started his career with
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
.
Honours
Feijenoord
*
Netherlands Football League Championship:
1937–38,
1939–40
References
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1911 births
1989 deaths
Dutch footballers
Netherlands international footballers
Feyenoord players
1934 FIFA World Cup players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers from Rotterdam
Association football forwards
EBOH managers
Dutch football managers