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Career & Clubs
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.
Carbo played 14 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team
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- FC Utrecht (1979–1983)
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- Club Brugge K.V. (1983–1983)
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- Feyenoord Rotterdam (1984–1984)
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- FC Twente (1984–1986)
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- RKC Waalwijk (1986–1987)
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- N.E.C. (1987–1988)
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- SC Cambuur (1988–1990)
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- Club Brugge K.V. (1983–1984)
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- Netherlands national under-21 football team (1979–1979)
Personal
Born in Utrecht, Carbo lives in Leeuwarden as of 2024 and is a grandfather of two.
Legacy
Clubs
- FC Utrecht1979–1983
- Netherlands national under-21 football team1979–1979
- Club Brugge K.V.1983–1983
- Club Brugge K.V.1983–1984
- FC Twente1984–1986
- Feyenoord Rotterdam1984–1984
- RKC Waalwijk1986–1987
- N.E.C.1987–1988
- SC Cambuur1988–1990
Played together with
Aad BakFeyenoord Rotterdam · 1955–1962
Aaron MeijersRKC Waalwijk · 2010–2012- Aaron MeijersRKC Waalwijk · 2023
Ab FafiéFeyenoord Rotterdam · 1959–1963
Ab GritterFC Twente · 1975–1982- Abdelhali ChaiatFC Utrecht · 2002–2004
- Abdisalam IbrahimN.E.C. · 2011–2012
Abdoulay DiabyClub Brugge K.V. · 2015–2018
Abdul-Yakuni IddiFeyenoord Rotterdam · 2005–2006- Adam ArnarsonN.E.C. · 2013–2014
Adam SarotaFC Utrecht · 2010–2016- Adil AuassarFeyenoord Rotterdam · 2010–2012
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Identifiers & aliases
Willy Carbo is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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