Jan van Beveren

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Jan van Beveren
Personal information
Date of birth March 5, 1948 (1948-03-05) (age 60)
Place of birth    Flag of the Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club retired
Youth clubs
 ????-1965 FC Emmen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1965–1970
1970–1980
1980–1983
1984-1986
Sparta Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Dallas Sidekicks
Career
099 00(0)
291 00(0)
110 00(0)
033 00(0)
533 00(0)   
National team
1967-1977 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 032 00(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and 1970s, although he did not play in either the 1974 or 1978 FIFA World Cup. Van Beveren obtained 32 caps. He played club football for FC Emmen, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV Eindhoven, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL), and the Dallas Sidekicks (MISL).

Some journalists say that Johan Cruijff, the superstar for Holland in the 70s, did not like van Beveren, who was Holland's top keeper at the time, causing the management to select Jan Jongbloed instead.[1]

Jan is currently the Director of Training for Spindletop Select in Beaumont, Texas. Previously he was with the Dallas Texans as the Goalkeeping Coach.

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