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Björn van der Doelen
Personal information
Full name Wouterus Jacobus
Antonius van der Doelen
Date of birth (1976-08-24) 24 August 1976 (age 47)
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)
1997–1998Standard Liège (loan) 30 (2)
2001–2004 Twente 47 (2)
2004NEC (loan) 21 (3)
2004–2006 NEC 56 (1)
Total 249 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen (born 24 August 1976 in Goirle, North Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands.

Club career

He started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994/95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. Later on he played for Standard Liège (Belgium), FC Twente and N.E.C..[1]

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]

Music career

In recent years, he 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.[3][4]

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