Leo Ghering

He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics for the Netherlands.

Leo Ghering

Ghering (kneeling, far right) at the international match Netherlands – Belgium in 1927
Personal information
Full name	Leonardus Franciscus Ghering
Date of birth	(1900-08-19)19 August 1900
Place of birth	Tilburg, Netherlands
Date of death	1 April 1966(1966-04-01) (aged 65)
Place of death	Tilburg, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1921	LONGA	?	(?)
1921–1924	Willem II	?	(55)
1924–1934	LONGA	?	(?)
International career
1927–1928	Netherlands	9	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Tilburg, Ghering spent almost his entire football career representing hometown club LONGA, with which he won the 1925–26 KNVB Cup. Ghering was presumably a part of LONGA from the club's foundation in 1920 or shortly thereafter. In the 1926 cup final against De Spartaan from Amsterdam he scored the 3–0 and the 4–0 goals on the way to a 5–2 win. From 1921 to 1924, Ghering played for Willem II, another club from Tilburg, where he won the Eerste Klasse South in 1922–23.

In 1927, Ghering was promoted to the Eerste Klasse South with LONGA, after he had returned to the club in 1924.

Ghering made his debut in the Netherlands national team on 18 April 1927, gaining a total of 9 caps until 4 November 1928. He scored 6 goals. In addition to Oranje, he also played for the Southern Netherlands national team and the Olympic team.

Ghering was a "quick and tactical" striker, renowned for his powerful striking ability, with either foot.

LONGA

• KNVB Cup: 1925–26

Willem II

• Eerste Klasse South: 1922–23