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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Frank van der Geest? A Dutch defender, he's a wall to geest.

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Frank van der Geest
Personal information
Full name Franciscus Wilhelmus Adrianus van der Geest
Date of birth (1973-04-30) 30 April 1973 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Beverwijk,[1] Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 AZ 3 (0)
1995–1997 Sparta 2 (0)
1997–2000 Heracles 57 (0)
2000–2002 Darlington 2 (0)
ADO '20
2004–2006 Volendam 48 (0)
2007-2009 OSV Amsterdam
2009-2010 ADO '20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank van der Geest (born 30 April 1973) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam, in the Eerste Divisie for AZ Alkmaar, Heracles Almelo and FC Volendam,[1] and in the English Football League for Darlington.[3] He also spent time with amateur club ADO '20.[3][4][5]

Beach soccer

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He took up beach soccer, and was a member of the Netherlands national beach soccer team that played at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti.[2]

In December 2025, it was reported van der Geest would leave Volendam as their goalkeeping coach.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Van der Geest". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 February 2007.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013: Teams: Netherlands: Squad list". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. "Van der Geest nieuwe doelman Volendam" [Van der Geest new Volendam goalkeeper]. voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "Haaglandia/SW wint slechte wedstrijd tegen ADO'20, maar blijft meedoen" [Haaglandia/SW win a bad game against ADO'20, but they're still in it] (in Dutch). VV Haaglandia. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. "Keeperstrainer Frank Van der Geest keert na winterstop niet meer terug bij FC Volendam". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 December 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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