Willy Carbo

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

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 became the club's top league goalscorer for three successive seasons. 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.

He later played for FC Twente, RKC, NEC and Cambuur where he finished his career.

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

International career Carbo played 14 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team

Personal life Born in Utrecht, Carbo lives in Leeuwarden as of 2024 and is a grandfather of two.

Honours Feyenoord Rotterdam Eredivisie: 1983–84 KNVB Cup: 1983–84