Glenn Loovens
Loovens playing for Celtic
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Glenn Loovens | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Doetinchem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Feyenoord | 27 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Excelsior (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Cardiff City | 67 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Celtic | 61 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Zaragoza | 21 | (0) |
| 2013– | Sheffield Wednesday | 101 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:22, 25 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8th October 2014 |
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Glenn Loovens (born 22 September 1983) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sheffield Wednesday, where he is also club captain.
Loovens is the son of Hans Loovens, who played for FC Twente. He also has a brother called Ivo. He signed for the Feyenoord youth academy when he was twelve years old, where his team mates included Robin van Persie and Said Boutahar. In 2001, manager Bert van Marwijk promoted him to the first team.
Loovens came through the Feyenoord youth system and made his debut against PSV Eindhoven in the 2001–02 season in the Feyenoord team that later won the UEFA Cup, alongside Robin van Persie, Civard Sprockel and Ferne Snoyl. In the later seasons, he failed to make good on his promising start as he quickly lost his position in defence to Patrick Paauwe again. He made his European debut at 19 years old, in a 2–0 defeat to Dynamo Kiev at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on 23 October 2002.
Loovens spent the 2005–06 season on loan at Championship side Cardiff City and impressed enough so that they signed the promising young defender on a permanent deal after several months of negotiations for a reported fee of £250,000. He originally formed a defensive partnership with club captain Darren Purse but the 2007–08 season saw Purse lose his place in the side to Roger Johnson and the pair went on to form a vital base for the team to build on, including playing alongside each other in all 6 matches during the clubs run to the 2008 FA Cup Final. Loovens found the back of the net in the final against Portsmouth but it was disallowed for an earlier infringement. The 2007–08 season also saw Loovens make his 100th appearance in all competitions for Cardiff by playing against Hull City on 12 March.
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