Leen Vente

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Leen Vente
Full name	Leendert Roelof Jan Vente
Date of birth	May 14, 1911
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death	November 9, 1989 (aged 78)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1933-1935 1936-1940	Neptunus Feyenoord	?? (?) 82 (65)
National team²
1933-1940	Netherlands	21 (19)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Leendert Roelof Jan "Leen" Vente (born 14 May 1911 in Rotterdam – died 9 November 1989) was a Dutch footballer. He earned 21 caps and scored 19 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.

During his club career, Vente played for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He was one of the players that participated in the opening match of stadium De Kuip in 1937. Feyenoord played Beerschot and won 5-2. Vente scored the first ever goal in the stadium.

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1934 FIFA World Cup

MF Anderiesen • FW Bakhuys • FW Graafland • GK Halle • FW Lagendaal • FW Mijnders • FW Mol • MF Oprinsen • MF Paauwe • MF Pellikaan • FW Schoemaker • FW Smit • GK van der Meulen • DF van Diepenbeek • MF van Heel • GK van Male • FW van Nellen • DF van Run • FW Vente • FW Vrauwdeunt • DF Weber • FW Wels • Coach: Glendenning

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1938 FIFA World Cup

MF Anderiesen • DF Been • DF Caldenhove • FW de Boer • FW de Harder • FW de Winter • FW Drok • MF Hogenbirk • GK Michel • FW Ooms • MF Paauwe • MF Pijpers • DF Plenter • FW Punt • FW Smit • FW van der Veen • MF van Heel • GK van Male • FW van Spaandonck • FW Vente • DF Weber • FW Wels • Coach: Glendenning