Willy Carbo

Willy Carbo (born 14 August 1959 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward.

Willy Carbo

Carbo in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Willy Carbo
Date of birth	(1959-08-14) 14 August 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Position	Forward
Youth career
	VV Utrecht
	FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1983	FC Utrecht	106	(43)
1983–1984	Club Brugge	7	(0)
1984	→ Feyenoord (loan)	6	(0)
1984–1987	FC Twente	44	(17)
1986–1987	→ RKC (loan)	18	(5)
1987–1988	NEC	28	(9)
1988–1990	Cambuur	40	(17)
Total		249	(91)
International career
1979	Netherlands U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He made his professional debut and scored the first goal for hometown club FC Utrecht in the game against Go Ahead Eagles on 16 March 1980. He moved abroad to play in Belgium for Club Brugge, only to be loaned to Feyenoord in the second half of the season and winning the Dutch Eredivisie in a team containing Johan Cruyff and Ruud Gullit. With Brugge he played in the 1983 Belgian Cup Final, losing to Beveren.^[1]

He later played for FC Twente, RKC, NEC^[2] and Cambuur where he finished his career.^[3]

Backheel goal

Carbo is mostly remembered for his famous backheel goal when he played for FC Twente against Go Ahead Eagles in September 1984.^[4]

Honours

Feyenoord Rotterdam

• Eredivisie: 1983–84
• KNVB Cup: 1983–84