Rowin van Zaanen

Rowin van Zaanen (born 18 September 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie for Volendam, Willem II, Fortuna Sittard and Almere City, and in the American Premier Development League for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions.

Rowin van Zaanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-18) 18 September 1984
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
HBOK
DWV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Volendam 129 (36)
2010–2012 Willem II 30 (3)
2012 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 13 (5)
2012–2013 Almere City 15 (3)
2014 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 5 (2)
2014–2015 Kozakken Boys 11 (3)
2015–2017 Achilles Veen ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2020

Mostly known for his eight-year spell with FC Volendam, in which he won the Dutch Eerste Divisie and secured promotion to the Eredivisie in the 2007–08 season, van Zaanen retired from professional football in 2014 and played at amateur level until 2017. He made 129 league appearances for Volendam, in which he scored 36 goals. After retirement, he started working as a videographer.

Career

Before moving to FC Volendam in 2003, van Zaanen played for the amateur clubs HBOK and DWV in Amsterdam.[1] He made his professional debut on 9 May 2003 in a second-tier Eerste Divisie match against Stormvogels Telstar. In the 2007–08 season, he scored twelve goals in 34 appearances. Van Zaanen thus played a key role in the promotion of FC Volendam to the Eredivisie for the 2008–09 season.[2] The club's stay at the highest level was, however, limited to one season as they suffered direct relegation after a year.[3] Van Zaanen signed a two-year contract with Willem II in June 2010 with an option for another season.[4] On 7 August 2010, he made his debut for the club against Heracles Almelo. In the winter break of the 2011–12 season, van Zaanen moved to Fortuna Sittard on loan.[5] After completing his loan deal in June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Almere City.[6] He left the club as his contract expired.

Van Zaanen's professional career came to an end in 2014, after having been a free agent for almost a year after leaving Almere City. He went to play for another year as an amateur in the United States with the Cincinnati Dutch Lions.[7] and then played at amateur level for Kozakken Boys and Achilles Veen before retiring permanently in 2017.[8][9]

After retiring, Van Zaanen worked as a videographer.[1]

Honours

FC Volendam[2]

References
  1. Hoe ex-voetballer Rowin van Zaanen een succesvolle videograaf werd vice.com
  2. "FC Volendam is kampioen na moeizame winst" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "FC Volendam degradeert uit eredivisie" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. "Willem II legt Van Zaanen en Kuperus vast". www.fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. "Fortuna Sittard wil Van Zaanen behouden". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 18 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. "Van Zaanen naar Almere City FC" (in Dutch). NH Nieuws. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. "Clubloze Van Zaanen vindt onderdak in Cincinnati". www.fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Oud-Willem II-speler Rowin van Zaanen zet streep onder voetballoopbaan" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. "Rowin van Zaanen naar Achilles Veen". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
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