Lex Schoenmaker

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lex Schoenmaker

| image = Lex Schoenmaker 1971.jpg

| image_size = 225

| caption = Schoenmaker in 1971

| fullname = Alex Schoenmaker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|8|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands

| height = 1.86 m{{worldfootball.net|lex-schoenmaker}}

| position = Forward

| years1 = 1966–1971

| clubs1 = ADO

| caps1 = 135

| goals1 = 54

| years2 = 1967

| clubs2 = → San Francisco Gales (loan)

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1971–1975

| clubs3 = Feyenoord

| caps3 = 104

| goals3 = 49

| years4 = 1975–1982

| clubs4 = FC Den Haag

| caps4 = 157

| goals4 = 43

| years5 = 1980

| clubs5 = → Edmonton Drillers (loan)

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1981

| clubs6 = → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan)

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 8

| totalcaps = 449

| totalgoals = 161

| manageryears1 = 1990–1992

| managerclubs1 = VCS Laakkwartier

| manageryears2 = 1992–1993

| managerclubs2 = AZ'67 (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 1993–1994

| managerclubs3 = Volendam (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 1994–1995

| managerclubs4 = FC Den Haag

| manageryears5 = 1995

| managerclubs5 = Dordrecht'90

| manageryears6 = 1995–1996

| managerclubs6 = Al Hilal (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 1997–1999

| managerclubs7 = TOP Oss

| manageryears8 = 1999–2001

| managerclubs8 = Al Jazira

| manageryears9 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs9 = ADO Den Haag

| manageryears10 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs10 = ADO Den Haag

}}

Alex Schoenmaker (born 23 August 1947){{wvo|2509}} is a Dutch former professional football player and manager. Nicknamed Sexy-Lexie due to his good looks,Mitchel Pronk: [http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/nieuws/203487_schoenmaker-weer-thuis-na-plaatsing-derde-stent Schoenmaker weer thuis na plaatsing derde stent], ELFvoetbal, 2012-06-30. he had a career as a player and manager in the Netherlands, the United States and the Middle East, mostly remembered as an icon of ADO Den Haag.

Playing career

Schoenmaker was born in The Hague. His first club was amateur club VDS in his hometown.{{cite news |title=Derde boek over geschiedenis Haagse voetbal overhandigd aan Lex Schoenmaker |url=https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3286021/Derde-boek-over-geschiedenis-Haagse-voetbal-overhandigd-aan-Lex-Schoenmaker |work=Omroep West |date=16 November 2016 |language=NL}} He began his professional career with ADO in 1965 and in 1967 appeared for the exported ADO team in the United States called the San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. He left for Feyenoord in the 1971–72 season, where he stayed for four years. For the Rotterdam-based club he scored 19 goals in European competitions – a record that still stands today.{{cite news |title=Interview Lex Schoenmaker |url=http://www.svhaagschebluf.nl/adoratie/Adoratie-1.pdf |access-date=25 February 2021 |work=Haagsche Bluf |date=18 June 2016 |pages=5–8 |language=nl}}{{cite news |last1=Dam |first1=Erik van |title='Castaignos kon mijn record verbreken, maar hij vertrok al jong' |url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=178267 |work=Voetbalzone |date=19 December 2012 |language=nl}} In 1974, Schoenmaker became European top goalscorer with 10 goals. After his tenure with Feyenoord, he retired from football as part of his first club ADO, which had meanwhile changed to FC Den Haag, and he played in the Zuiderpark until 1982.{{cite news |title=Alex 'Lex' Schoenmaker (1947) |url=https://www.kentudezenog.nl/alex-lex-schoenmaker-1947/ |work=KENTUDEZENOG |date=22 May 2014 |language=nl}} In the 1975–76 season, he was the European top goalscorer for the second time in his career, this time with six goals, sharing the honour with Aad Mansveld.{{cite web |last1=Regeer |first1=Rob |title=Lex Schoenmaker samen met Aad Mansveld in Europa namens Nederlandse clubs. |url=https://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelerspec.php?persid=2809&persid2=325 |website=www.voetbalstats.nl |language=nl}} Besides San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, Schoenmaker played in the USA and NASL leagues for the Edmonton Drillers and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Schoenmaker.Ley.htm NASL career stats – San Francisco]. nasljerseys.com[http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Schoenmaker.Alex.htm NASL career stats – Edmonton and Fort Lauderdale]. nasljerseys.com

Managerial career

After his playing career, he worked mostly as an assistant coach – among others with AZ'67, Volendam and Feyenoord.{{cite web |title=Schoenmaker, Lex |url=https://dehaagsevoetbalhistorie.nl/trainer/schoenmaker__lex/ |website=De Haagse Voetbalhistorie |access-date=24 February 2021 |language=nl}} He was also head coach of TOP Oss, ADO Den Haag, Saudi club Al Hilal and Al Jazira Club from Abu Dhabi.{{cite news |title=Van Hanegem voorlopig tot april in Saoedi-Arabië |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/van-hanegem-voorlopig-tot-april-in-saoedi-arabie~b2b31405/ |work=Trouw |date=30 October 1995 |language=nl-NL}}{{cite web |title=Israel exodus spells Schoenmaker chance |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/NED/news/0197-0f8eddb5f59a-d6dda1d74480-1000--israel-exodus-spells-schoenmaker-chance/ |website=UEFA |language=en |date=20 November 2003}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite news |title='Voetbalhumor' Schoenmaker valt verkeerd |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/voetbalhumor-schoenmaker-valt-verkeerd~bfb248f8/ |work=Trouw |date=13 October 1997 |language=nl-NL}}