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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.

Björn van der Doelen

Van der Doelen performing in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Wouterus Jacobus Antonius van der Doelen
Date of birth	(1976-08-24) 24 August 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth	Goirle, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	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)
National team
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.

References

External links

• (in Dutch) Profile
• (in Dutch) Fansite

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