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2 unusual facts about Go Ahead Eagles


1992–93 Port Vale F.C. season

Beating De Graafschap 5–0, van der Laan scoring a brace, they then lost 4–3 to the Go Ahead Eagles on penalties, following a goalless draw.

Steve Lamacq

His appearances have been a highlight on the show due to his impassioned diatribes about his favoured football team, the Dutch Go Ahead Eagles and his outrageous flirting with the host.


Mike Zonneveld

Born in Leiden, Zonneveld played in the Netherlands and Cyprus for Go Ahead Eagles, NEC, NAC Breda, PSV, FC Groningen and AEL Limassol.

Oeki Hoekema

Uilke Piebe ("Oeki") Hoekema (born 28 January 1949 in Leeuwarden) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Go Ahead Eagles, PSV, De Graafschap, Lierse SK, ADO Den Haag and FC Wageningen, as well as the Dutch national side.

Tom Boere

Having served as a striker for the Jong Ajax selection, Tom Boere made his debut and only appearance on the senior side for Ajax in the 2011-12 season, in a friendly match against Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer on 10 November 2011, in which he scored the final goal in the 3-1 win at home coming on as '70 minute substitute for Dmitri Bulykin.


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