Sigi Lens
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sigi Lens | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | AZ | ? | (17) |
| 1986–1989 | Fortuna Sittard | ? | (28) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sigi Lens (born 26 October 1963) is a retired Surinamese footballer and currently is a sports agent. During his career he served AZ and Fortuna Sittard. He was one of the footballers that survived the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo on 7 June 1989. His nephew Jeremain Lens is also a professional footballer.
In his playing career, Lens was a tall, but quick forward who was able to play as a right winger or a striker. He made his professional debut at AZ in the 1985-86 season, when he featured in a team with players like Kees Kist and Pier Tol. Despite the appearance of these goalscoring players, he was the club's top goalscorer in the season, scoring a total of 17 goals. His efforts came out best in counterattacks as his pace could be used optimal.
Lens left AZ in 1986 and signed a new contract at Fortuna Sittard. In his three years at Fortuna Sittard, he became the club's top goalscorer in the 1986–87 and 1987-88 season. In the 1988-89 season, only John Clayton scored more goals. He had a great effort in the matches against Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, who were all beaten at Fortuna's homeground De Baandert that season.