Björn van der Doelen
Dutch footballer (born 1976)
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Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen (born 24 August 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Antonius van der Doelen
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Van der Doelen performing in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Wouterus Jacobus Antonius van der Doelen | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Goirle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2001 | PSV | 95 | (5) |
| 1997–1998 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | Twente | 47 | (2) |
| 2004 | → NEC (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | NEC | 56 | (1) |
| Total | 249 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993[1] | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 1993[2] | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1995[3] | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 1996–1997[4] | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Van der Doelen was born in Goirle, Netherlands. He started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994–95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. Later on, Van der Doelen played for Standard Liège (Belgium), FC Twente and NEC[5]
International career
He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6]
Music career
In recent years, Van der Doelen started a career as singer/songwriter, first in the band Allez Soldaat, with band members Maarten van der Zanden (guitar), Steffen Pauws (bass) and Jules Fransen (drums). Later, using his own name.[7][8]
He also made a song about the city Nijmegen, as a declaration of love for the city and for the club he loved most to play football for.
