Frank van Kouwen

Frank van Kouwen (born 2 July 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Willem II, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo, FC Eindhoven, De Graafschap and De Treffers.

Frank van Kouwen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Weert, Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Megacles
	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Willem II	4	(0)
2003–2004	→ Eindhoven (loan)	33	(3)
2004–2007	VVV-Venlo	104	(6)
2007–2008	Roda JC	8	(0)
2008–2011	VVV-Venlo	61	(4)
2011–2012	FC Eindhoven	17	(0)
2012–2014	De Graafschap	27	(0)
2014–2015	De Treffers	12	(0)
Total		266	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Van Kouwen was born in Weert, Limburg. He started playing football in the youth ranks of local amateur club Megacles. He was soon picked up by Willem II, where he started in the youth. In the 1998–99 season, he made his debut in the first team. Van Kouwen almost never played, and in the 2003–04 season, he played on loan for FC Eindhoven.^[2] In this period Van Kouwen showed potential, and was signed by VVV-Venlo in the following season.

Being a regular started for VVV, there was a lot of interest from bigger clubs. Of these, he chose to play for Roda JC who played in the Eredivisie, but again he was not sure of being in the starting lineup. He therefore returned to VVV in 2008.^[3] After one season, playing in the second division, he and VVV promoted to the Eredivisie.^[4]