Jan Veenhof

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Personal information
Full name Jan Veenhof
Date of birth (1969-01-28) 28 January 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1998 Groningen
1998–2000 Omiya Ardija 68 (0)
2001–2002 Den Bosch
2002–2003 Tirana
2003 Toronto Lynx 19 (1)
2003–2005 Veendam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Veenhof (born 28 January 1969) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender.

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Career

Born in Friesland, Veenhof began playing football with local side FC Groningen before joining clubs in Japan, Albania and Canada. After three seasons playing for Omiya Ardija in Japan, he had brief spells with FC Den Bosch and KF Tirana. [1] [2] Shortly after he left Albania, Veenhof signed for A-League side Toronto Lynx in 2003. [3]

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1998 Omiya Ardija Football League 15000-150
1999 J2 League 2303010270
2000 3000020320
Total6803030740

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References

  1. Nappi, Giovanni (13 December 2002). "Jan Veenhof weg bij Dinamo Tirana" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  2. "Albania 2002/03". RSSSF . 24 August 2003.
  3. "Veenhof joins Lynx for domestic bliss". Toronto Sun. 1 May 2003.