Peter van de Ven

Peter van de Ven (born 8 January 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Peter van de Ven
Jesper Olsen (left) and van de Ven in 1983
Personal information
Full name Peter van de Ven
Date of birth (1961-01-08) 8 January 1961
Place of birth Hunsel, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Fortuna Sittard 38 (3)
1981–1986 Roda JC 162 (26)
1986–1989 Charleroi 82 (11)
1989–1990 Willem II 30 (4)
1990–1992 Aberdeen 55 (2)
1992–1994 Hearts 39 (0)
1994–1995 Racing Genk 11 (1)
Total 417 (47)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Hunsel, Van de Ven spent the first half of his career in his home province of Limburg playing with Fortuna Sittard and Roda JC. After periods with Charleroi and Willem II, he moved to Scotland in 1990 to play with Aberdeen, making 55 league appearances in two seasons.[1] Van de Ven also played for Hearts, making 39 league appearances.[2][3] In the final year of his career, Van de Ven played in Belgium for Racing Genk.

References
  1. "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. "HEARTS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  3. "Peter Van de Ven". London Hearts. Retrieved 4 September 2009.


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