Arjan van der Laan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arjan van der Laan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Nieuwkoop, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Nieuwkoop | |||
| ARC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1999 | Sparta Rotterdam | 212 | (54) |
| 1999–2002 | FC Twente | 93 | (14) |
| 2002–2004 | ADO Den Haag | 44 | (8) |
| 2004 | → FC Dordrecht (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | FC Dordrecht | 61 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Sparta Rotterdam (interim) | ||
| 2013 | Sparta Rotterdam (interim) | ||
| 2015 | FC Lisse | ||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands Women | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arjan van der Laan (born 10 November 1969) is a Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Currently, he is a manager, most recently of the Netherlands women's national football team.
Van der Laan was born in Nieuwkoop and started playing football at the age of six, at local club SV Nieuwkoop. After advancing to the senior team, he wanted to play at a higher level, and applied to ARC from Alphen aan den Rijn, who were competing at the highest amateur level.
While playing at ARC, Van der Laan was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam, and at the age of 22, he made the switch to professional football. In his first season, he was used sporadically, but from the 1993–94 season on, he was a regular in the midfield of the Eredivisie side. In 1996, Van der Laan reached the final of the KNVB Cup with Sparta, which they lost 5–2 against PSV.
In the summer of 1999, Van der Laan was transferred to FC Twente. He immediately became an important player for the team, and achieved the biggest honour of his playing career by winning the 2000–01 KNVB Cup. As a result, FC Twente played in the UEFA Cup in the next season, where they were knocked out in the second round by Grasshoppers, losing 5–6 on aggregate despite two goals from Van der Laan. Nevertheless, he considers playing in these European matches "a great experience."
In July 2002, Van der Laan moved to Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag. His first season was a succes, as ADO became champions and achieved promotion to the Eredivisie. In the following Eredivisie season, however, Van der Laan experienced internal strife within the club and expressed a desire to leave ADO.
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