Leo Ehlen
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Full name
Petrus Leonardus Ehlen
Date of birth
20 May 1953
Place of birth
Broeksittard, Netherlands
Date of death
10 February 2016 (aged 62)
 Ehlen (left) tripping Ajax' Søren Lerby in May 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petrus Leonardus Ehlen | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Broeksittard, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 2016 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Sittard, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almania | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1975 | Fortuna SC | ||
| 1975–1984 | Roda JC | 233 | (6) |
| 1984–1985 | Waterschei | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leo Ehlen (20 May 1953 – 10 February 2016) was a Dutch football player.
A tough-tackling defender or defensive midfielder, Ehlen started his professional career with Fortuna SC and joined Roda JC in 1975,[1] where he played alongside Dick Nanninga, Pierre Vermeulen and Theo de Jong. Nicknamed the Neeskens of Roda after Holland hard man Johan Neeskens, Ehlen scored 6 goals in 233 official matches for the club[2] and left them after nine years for a spell with Belgian side Waterschei.