Frank Verlaat
Frank Verlaat (born 5 March 1968) is a Dutch former football defender, who retired in 2007, after a professional career of 21 years.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Verlaat | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Ajax | 17 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Lausanne | 104 | (15) |
| 1992–1995 | Auxerre | 109 | (15) |
| 1995–1999 | VfB Stuttgart | 104 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Ajax | 21 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Werder Bremen | 81 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Austria Wien | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Sturm Graz | 87 | (3) |
| Total | 542 | (50) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He had a long career throughout Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany and finishing his career in Austria. He earned one cap with the Netherlands national team.
He is reputed to have had the fastest rise to starting in the final of a UEFA club competition, having started as centre-back for Ajax in the 1986-87 European Cup Winners’ Cup final against Lokomotive Leipzig after making his league debut for Ajax only three days earlier.
Honours
- European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1986-87
- French Cup: 1993-94
- German Cup: 1996–97
References
- Frank Verlaat at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at dutchplayers.nl
- Frank Verlaat at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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