Peter van de Ven

Peter van de Ven

Jesper Olsen (left) and van de Ven in 1983
Personal information
Full namePeter van de Ven
Date of birth8 January 1961
Place of birthHunsel, Netherlands
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981Fortuna Sittard38(3)
1981–1986Roda JC162(26)
1986–1989Charleroi82(11)
1989–1990Willem II30(4)
1990–1992Aberdeen55(2)
1992–1994Hearts39(0)
1994–1995Racing Genk11(1)
Total417(47)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Peter van de Ven (born 8 January 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Hunsel, Van de Ven spent the first half of his career in his home province of Limburg playing with Fortuna Sittard and Roda JC. After periods with Charleroi and Willem II, he moved to Scotland in 1990 to play with Aberdeen, making 55 league appearances in two seasons.[1] Van de Ven also played for Hearts, making 39 league appearances.[2][3] In the final year of his career, Van de Ven played in Belgium for Racing Genk.

References

  1. "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. "HEARTS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  3. "Peter Van de Ven". London Hearts. Retrieved 4 September 2009.