Stijn Vreven
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Stijn Vreven | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Stijn Vreven | |
Date of birth | 18 July 1973 | |
Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | |
Position | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ADO Den Haag | |
Number | 2 | |
Professional clubs* | ||
Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
1993–1997 1997-1999 1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006-2006 2006-Present |
Y.R. K.V. Mechelen K.A.A. Gent FC Utrecht 1. FC Kaiserslautern Vitesse Arnhem AC Omonia ADO Den Haag |
84 (3) 57 (0) 113 (3) 8 (0) 46 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0) |
National team | ||
Belgium | ||
* Professional club appearances and goals |
Stijn Vreven (born July 18, 1973) is a Belgian footballer who plays for ADO Den Haag. He is a defender who plays as a Wing Back on the right side of the pitch.
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 back to The Netherlands the year after where he played for Vitesse Arnhem. At Vitesse he showed that he still had the same determination and became a regular from the start. When critisizing 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.
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ADO Den Haag - Current Squad |
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1 Postma | 2 Vreven | 3 Martha | 4 Saavedra | 5 Loumpoutis | 6 Bodde | 7 Delorge | 8 Tininho | 9 Mols | 10 Hakansson | 11 Kolk | 12 Bunjevcevic | 14 Elia | 15 Kum | 16 Verhoek | 17 Knopper | 18 Wagenaar | 19 De Vries | 20 Bosschaart | 21 Rijaard | 22 Roiha | 23 Bakkati | 24 Zwinkels | 25 Riedewald | 26 Schwiebbe | 27 Ranković | 28 El Moussaoui |
Persondata | |
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NAME | Vreven, Stijn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hasselt |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |