Paul Vaessen

Full name:
Paul Leon Vaessen

Born:
Gillingham, Kent, 16 October 1961

Died:
August 2001

Position:
Forward

Height/weight:
-

Joined Arsenal:
1978

Clubs:
Arsenal (1978–82)

First Arsenal appearance:
UEFA Cup (sub) vs Lokomotiv Leipzig, 27 September 1978 (4–1)

Last Arsenal appearance:
League vs Swansea City, 27 February 1982 (0–2)

International matches:
-

International debut:
-

Further reading

At the Guardian Unlimited Football website, there's an interesting article about Paul Vaessen
called The terrible death of a forgotten hero.

A quote from the article:
"Paul Vaessen sealed one of Arsenal's greatest triumphs on their last visit to Juventus, this week's
Champions League opponents. His moment of glory 22 years ago was short-lived. Injury wrecked
his career and led him to the depths of drug addiction and crime. Last year he died, aged 39."

Note: the article was written in March 2002.

	League		FA Cup		FL Cup		Ch.Shld		Europe		Total
Season	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1978–79	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0+2	-	1+2	-
1979–80	8+6	2	-	-	1	2	-	-	1+2	1	10+8	5
1980–81	5+2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5+2	2
1981–82	9+1	2	-	-	0+1	-	-	-	2	-	11+2	2
Total	23+9	6	-	-	1+1	2	-	-	3+4	1	27+14	9

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