Ralph van Dooren

Ralph van Dooren (born 6 June 1981) is a Dutch retired footballer.

Ralph van Dooren
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-06) 6 June 1981
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central Defender and Central midfielder
Youth career
Leonidas-Wolder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 MVV 53 (1)
2004–2005 Eindhoven 11 (1)
2006 B68 Toftir 20 (1)
2006–2007 Hjørring
2008 B68 Toftir 2 (0)
2008–2009 EVV
National team
1999–2001 Netherlands U-19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Van Dooren played as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie clubs MVV and Eindhoven before moving abroad to join Faroe Islands Premier League Football side B68 Toftir in March 2006. He duly became the first Dutch footballer to play in the football league of Faroe Islands. Van Dooren followed his then girlfriend to Denmark where he signed for second division club FC Hjørring[1] for the rest of the season 2006-2007.[2] However, he returned to B68 Toftir at the beginning of 2008.

He returned to Holland to play for amateur side EVV in November 2008, only to quit football months later after falling 6 meters from a balcony, injuring his back. He now works as a truck driver.[3]

International career

He is a former U-19 player of the Dutch National Football Team.

References
  1. FC Hjørring fristet af hård hollænder - Nordjyske (in Danish)
  2. Ralph van Dooren Dutch Players Abroad
  3. ‘De één speelt een WK-finale, de ander voetbalt op de Faeröer’ - Staantribune (in Dutch)


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