Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giovanni Francesco Zacharias Franken | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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RVVH | ||
Youth career | |||
Feyenoord | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
DOTO | |||
1998–1999 | Dordrecht | 5 | (0) |
1999 | VVM | ||
1999–2002 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | (0) |
2002–2006 | DOTO | ||
2006–2007 | BVV Barendrecht | ||
2007– | RVVH | ||
National team‡ | |||
2004–2008 | Netherlands Antilles | 8 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–2015 | Aruba | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 22 September 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:11, 22 September 2014 (UTC) |
Giovanni Francesco Zacharias Franken (born 14 November 1977) is a footballer who plays for amateur club RVVH, as a midfielder.
Born in the Netherlands, Franken represented the Netherlands Antilles at international level.
He was also head coach of the Aruba national football team between October 2013 and August 2015.
Born in Rotterdam, Franken played club football for Feyenoord, DOTO, Dordrecht, VVM, RKC Waalwijk, BVV Barendrecht and RVVH. He moved from DOTO, where he was captain, to BVV Barendrecht in May 2006. He signed for RVVH in February 2007.
He represented Netherlands Antilles at international level, earning 8 caps between 2004 and 2008, which included 7 games in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
In October 2013 he became head coach of the Aruba national football team, combining his coaching duties in Aruba with his playing career in the Netherlands. He left in August 2015.