Frank Dauwen

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Frank Dauwen
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-11-03) 3 November 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Geel, Belgium
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 None
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1990 Lierse 131 (5)
1990–2000 Gent 219 (21)
2000–2003 Westerlo 75 (2)
International career
1991–1992 Belgium 5 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Westerlo (assistant)
2012–2013 Westerlo
2013–2015 Al Ahli (youth)
2018–2022 K Beerschot (assistant)
2022–2024 Kerala Blasters (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Dauwen (born 3 November 1967) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player, who was worked as the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. [1]

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Playing career

Douwen, who played as a midfielder has made five appearances for the Belgium national team. [2] He had a club career from 1985–2003 during which he won the Belgian Cup once. At the club level, he has played around in 340 matches. [3]

Managerial career

Dauwen has served as assistant coach for various clubs in Belgium and Saudi Arabia. He served as the head coach of a club for the first time in 2012, when he was appointed as the head coach of Belgian side K.V.C. Westerlo. He remained at the club until 2013.

Kerala Blasters

In 2022, he was appointed as the assistant to Ivan Vukomanović at the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC. In April 2023, when Vukomanovic was banned for 10 matches, Dauwen was chosen to head coach the team for the 2023 Indian Super Cup, in the absence of Vukomanovic. [4] Under Dauwen, the Blasters won their first game in the 2023 Hero Super Cup against Roundglass Punjab with a score of 3–1 on 8 April 2023. [5] On 19 May, the Blasters announced a two-year contract extension for Dauwen till 2025 after he led the club in the previous season's Super Cup. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Frank Dauwen maakt opmerkelijke move: assistent-coach in... India". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Aventure exotique pour Frank Dauwen qui devient l'adjoint d'Ivan Vukomanovic". Walfoot.be (in French). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് രണ്ടും കല്‍പ്പിച്ച്; പുതിയൊരു സൈനിംഗ് കൂടി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു, ഇക്കുറി സഹപരിശീലകൻ". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "സൂപ്പർ കപ്പിലും ഡ്യൂറൻഡ് കപ്പിലും ഇവാന്റെ ശിക്ഷ തീരും; ഐഎസ്എല്ലിന്റെ നടപടി വരുമോ?". www.manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Super Cup: Kerala Blasters start in style". The Times of India. 9 April 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Madhavan, Rahul (19 May 2023). "Kerala Blasters FC assistant coach Frank Dauwen extends his stay until 2025 | ISL 2023-24". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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