Loek Ursem

Loek Ursem

Personal information
Full name	Loek Aloysius Jacobus Maria Ursem
Date of birth	7 January 1958
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	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)
National team
	Netherlands U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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]

Career

Ursem 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

Ursem runs his own TV repair shop in Purmerend.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1979–80	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	1980–81	28	7	0	0	1	0	29	7
	1981–82	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	1982–83	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	40	7	1	0	3	0	44	7
Sunderland (loan)	1981–82	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total		44	7	1	0	3	0	48	7

References

1. • Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).
2. Matthews, Tony: "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City " (Lion Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85983-100-1)