Goalkeeper scores twice in 4-goal thriller in Netherlands
By BBC, September 6, 2026Goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr, son of former Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman, scored two goals for Dutch side Telstar to rescue a point in their league match against Cambuur.
Koeman Jr. scored two penalties in the 2-2 Eredivisie draw, with the second spot-kick coming in the 11th minute of injury time.
The 31-year-old had scored a penalty before, converting the winner in May against FC Volendam to confirm Telstar’s safety from relegation.
Dramatic equaliser
Telstar had a man sent off in the 22nd minute and conceded two second-half goals to trail visitors Cambuur with less than half an hour to play.
Koeman converted his first penalty on 63 minutes, before his dramatic equaliser in the 101st minute.
He is the first goalkeeper to score twice in an Eredivisie game.
Koeman’s father resigned as Netherlands manager in June after their last-32 exit to Morocco at the World Cup.
Like father, like son
Ronald Koeman is widely regarded as the most prolific goalscoring defender in football history, an achievement driven largely by his extraordinary reliability from the penalty spot. Over the course of his professional career, Koeman took approximately 119 penalties and converted 113 of them, yielding an astonishing success rate of around 95%.
His composure under pressure was best demonstrated during his time at PSV Eindhoven, where he scored 25 consecutive penalties between November 1987 and March 1989.
His penalty dominance spanned every level of the game, including elite European football and the international stage. At FC Barcelona, Koeman netted 46 penalties out of 52 attempts across La Liga and European competitions, earning the nickname “Tintin” among Barça supporters for his calm demeanour.
Master penalty taker
He maintained a similarly lethal conversion rate above 90% in the Eredivisie while serving as the primary spot-kick taker for both Ajax and PSV, and he converted 8 penalties for the Netherlands national team, including crucial goals during their triumphant 1988 European Championship campaign.
Unlike modern takers who rely on subtle feints or soft placement, Koeman’s trademark penalty style was built on raw power and precision.
Striking the ball cleanly with his right instep, he routinely blasted his spot-kicks low or hard into the side-netting with such velocity that goalkeepers were rarely able to make a save even when reading the direction correctly.