Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 October 1941 | (aged 29–30)||
Place of death | RAF Cranwell, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Mosspark Amateurs | |||
Clydeholm | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1930–1931 | Clydebank | 23 | (0) |
1931–1932 | Celtic | 3 | (0) |
1932 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Guildford Town | ||
1933–1934 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | ||
1934–1939 | Luton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Leo Coen (1911 – 15 October 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Celtic and Luton Town as a goalkeeper. [2] Born in Glasgow, he died during the Second World War. [3] [4]
At the start of World War II, Coen joined the Royal Air Force and trained to be a fighter pilot. He was killed on 15 October 1941, aged recordedly 29, [5] in a mid-air collision whilst training at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. Leading Aircraftman Coen, piloting an Airspeed Oxford, crashed into Leading Aircraftman James Yonge's Oxford, killing both instantly. [6] [7] He was buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Biscot, Luton, Bedfordshire. [5] [8]
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