Frank van Kouwen

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Frank van Kouwen
Personal information
Full name	Frank van Kouwen
Date of birth	(1980-07-02) 2 July 1980
Place of birth	Weert, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	De Graafschap
Number	6
Youth career
	Megacles
	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2004	Willem II	4	(0)
2003–2004	→ Eindhoven (loan)	33	(3)
2004–2007	VVV-Venlo	104	(6)
2007–2008	Roda JC	8	(0)
2008–2011	VVV-Venlo	61	(4)
2011–2012	FC Eindhoven	17	(0)
2012–	De Graafschap	18	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Frank van Kouwen (born 2 July 1980) is a Dutch footballer. He currently plays for De Graafschap. He formerly played for Willem II, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo and FC Eindhoven.

Career

Van Kouwen was born in Weert, Limburg. He started playing football in the youth ranks of local amateur club Megacles. He was soon picked up by Willem II, where he started in the youth. In the 1998–99 season, he made his debut in the first team. Van Kouwen almost never played, and in the 2003–04 season, he played on loan for FC Eindhoven.^[1] In this period Van Kouwen showed potential, and was signed by VVV-Venlo in the following season.

Being a regular started for VVV, there was a lot of interest from bigger clubs. Of these, he chose to play for Roda JC who played in the Eredivisie, but again he was not sure of being in the starting lineup. He therefore returned to VVV in 2008.^[2] After one season, playing in the second division, he and VVV promoted to the Eredivisie.^[3]

References

↑ "Willem II verhuurt Van Kouwen aan FC Eindhoven" [Willem II loans out Van Kouwen to FC Eindhoven]. Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 18 July 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
↑ "VVV-Venlo weekt Van Kouwen toch los bij Roda JC" [VVV-Venlo signs Van Kouwen from Roda JC after all]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 June 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
↑ "VVV kampioen: collectief met uitblinkende aanvallers" [VVV champions: Collective with pre-eminent strikers]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

External links

(Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International

v t e De Graafschap – current squad

1 Zwarthoed 2 Evers 4 Van de Pavert 5 Lazić 6 Van Kouwen 7 Vincken 8 Breinburg 9 Vermeij 11 Van Ewijk 12 Van de Kracht 14 Hulst 15 Massop 16 Linssen (c) 17 Bakens 18 Kabasele 19 Will 20 García-Calvete 21 Koolhof 22 Van Roon 23 Darri 24 Pröpper 25 Jansen 26 Jurjus 30 Heusinkveld 31 Maertzdorf 33 Echcharaf 34 Gazarjan Manager: Calderwood

Persondata
Name	Kouwen, Frank van
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch footballer
Date of birth	2 July 1980
Place of birth	Weert, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death

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