Stijn Vreven

Stijn Vreven
Personal information
Full name Stijn Vreven
Date of birth 18 July 1973 (1973-07-18) (age 38)
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Number 2
Youth career
Diepenbeek
Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1997 Mechelen 84 (3)
1997–1999 Gent 57 (0)
1999–2003 Utrecht 113 (3)
2003–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern 8 (0)
2004–2005 Vitesse 46 (0)
2006 Omonia 6 (0)
2006–2007 ADO Den Haag 20 (0)
2007–2008 Sint-Truiden 11 (0)
2008 β†’ Tongeren (loan)
2008–2010 Leopoldsburg
2010- KFC Esperanza Neerpelt
National team
2002 Belgium 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stijn Vreven (born 18 July 1973 in Hasselt, Belgian Limburg) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for the Belgian amateur club KFC Esperanza Neerpelt.

Career

Vreven's career began when he signed a professional contract with Y.R. K.V. Mechelen, making his first first-team appearance in 1993, at the age of 20. After four seasons in Mechelen he moved to K.A.A. Gent where he developed into a better player for another two seasons. Then he made the step abroad to play for Dutch side FC Utrecht. In four seasons Vreven developed from an unknown player into a hero among the FC Utrecht supporters. He's known for his determination and aggressiveness, which gave him the status of a real killer on the pitch. After his period in Utrecht he moved to Germany to play for Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was not able to become a first team regular and returned to The Netherlands the year after where he played for Vitesse. At Vitesse he showed that he still had the same determination and became a regular from the start. When criticising his own team mates in December 2005 manager Edward Sturing placed Vreven in Vitesse's second team. A few weeks later he left the team to sign a new contract at AC Omonia in Cyprus. After playing just six matches he returned to The Netherlands once again, where he joined ADO Den Haag.

In March 2007, Vreven was diagnosed with diabetes (type 1). This did not stop him, however, from continuing to play football. As of August 2007, Vreven plays for Sint-Truiden and joined than in January 2008 on loan to K.S.K. Tongeren.[1] He returned in summer 2008 to K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and joined now to K.E.S.K. Leopoldsburg.[2] The right back left in November 2010 his club K.E.S.K. Leopoldsburg and signed an contract as player-coach by KFC Esperanza Neerpelt.[3]

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