| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Lodewijks | ||
| Date of birth | February 21, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WVVZ Woensel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1987–1989 | PSV | 11 | (0) |
| 1989–1998 | Groningen | 270 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | PSV | 19 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Feyenoord | 74 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Patrick Lodewijks (born 21 February 1967 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played in 374 Eredivisie games in a 20-year professional career, in representation of three clubs.
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Lodewijks started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven, but was never able to dislodge legendary Hans van Breukelen during his two-year spell; he made his Eredivisie debut on 23 April 1988, in a 2–0 win at FC Groningen. He then played nine solid seasons at precisely Groningen, which never lost its top flight status.
His solid performances earned him a PSV return, but he again would only play second-fiddle, now to Ronald Waterreus, appearing very rarely over the course of four years.
Lodewijks signed in 2002 with Feyenoord, playing his first match on 3 November, also in a 2–0 success at Groningen. After the end of the 2006–07 season and the appointment of Bert van Marwijk as new manager, he finished his career and replaced Pim Doesburg as goalkeeping coach of the Rotterdam club. This decision was helped by a knee injury which forced a surgery on the meniscus and left him on the sidelines for a long time.
In a December 2003 match against FC Twente (2–4 away defeat), Lodewijks was angered at referee Ben Haverkort for his decision to award a penalty kick against the visitors. After the final whistle, he sarcastically handed the official the ball, whom showed the player his tongue repeatedly.[1]