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
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)
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

Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen (born 24 August 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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

  1. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ↑ NEC versterkt zich met Van der Doelen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ Björn van der Doelen – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ↑ Björn van der Doelen brengt zelf album uit: 'Val allemaal maar kapot, ik doe het zelf wel’ - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ Henk lift mee met Björn van der Doelen - Volkskrant (in Dutch)


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