John van Loen

Personal information
John van Loen

Full name	Johannes Maria van Loen
Date of birth	February 4, 1965 (1965-02-04) (age 43)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	UVV Utrecht
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1988 1988-1990 1990-1991 1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-1998	FC Utrecht Roda JC RSC Anderlecht Ajax Amsterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam Hiroshima Sanfrecce FC Utrecht APOEL	116 (44) 56 (25) 25 (3) 37 (11) 54 (17) 36 (9) 50 (7) 0 (0)
National team²
1985-1990	Netherlands	7 (1)
Teams managed
1998-2002 2002-2007	FC Utrecht (youth coach) FC Utrecht (assistent)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born February 4, 1965 in Utrecht) is a former football striker from The Netherlands, who earned seven caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy under manager Leo Beenhakker. He made his debut for Holland on November 20, 1985, in the decisive 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match against Belgium (2-1).

Nicknamed "De Rode Baron" ("The Red Baron") and "De Vuurtoren" ("The Lighthouse") because of his red hair, he played for FC Utrecht (1983-88), Roda JC (1988-90), RSC Anderlecht (1990-91), Ajax Amsterdam (1991-93), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1993-95), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1995), FC Utrecht (1996-98) and, finally, for APOEL (1998-99). After his professional career he became an assistant-coach at FC Utrecht, the club from his birthplace where he started as a pro.

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 van Breukelen • 2 van Aerle • 3 Rijkaard • 4 R. Koeman • 5 van Tiggelen • 6 Wouters • 7 E. Koeman • 8 Vanenburg • 9 van Basten • 10 Gullit • 11 Witschge • 12 Kieft • 13 Rutjes • 14 van 't Schip • 15 Roy • 16 Hiele • 17 Gillhaus • 18 Fräser • 19 van Loen • 20 Winter • 21 Blind • 22 Menzo • Coach: Beenhakker