Stefan Van Riel

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Stefan Van Riel
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-29) 29 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Sint-Niklaas
1994–1998 Eendracht Aalst 93 (4)
1998 Trelleborg 1 (0)
1998–1999 Oostende 13 (2)
1999–2002 Schoten
2002–2005 Waasland-Beveren
2005–2006 Tempo Overijse  [ nl ]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefan Van Riel (born 29 December 1970) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. [1] [2]

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Career

In 1992, Van Riel signed for Belgian second tier side Sint-Niklaas. [3] In 1994, he signed for Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian top flight, where he made 97 appearances and scored 4 goals. [3] On 21 August 1994, Van Riel debuted for Eendracht Aalst during a 3–2 win over Beerschot. [3] On 27 August 1995, he scored his first goal for Eendracht Aalst during a 4–1 win over Lommel. [3]

In 1998, Van Riel signed for Swedish club Trelleborg. [4] [5] After that, he signed for Oostende in the Belgian top flight. [6] In 1999, he signed for Belgian third tier team Schoten after trialing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English second tier and Dutch second tier outfit TOP Oss. [7] In 2002, Van Riel signed for Tempo Overijse  [ nl ] in the Belgian fifth tier. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stefan Van Riel en KVV Schelde lijden net voor winterstop eerste nederlaag: "We staan met de voetjes op de grond"". hln.be.
  2. ↑ "Stefan Van Riel: "De ruime kern moet ons als groep sterker maken"". nieuwsblad.be.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stefan Van Riel at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "TFF förstärker. Belgare till allsvenskarna". dn.se.
  5. ↑ ""Som vanligt var Trelleborg nederlagstippat"". trelleborgsallehanda.se.
  6. ↑ "Transfers seizoen 98-99". pingelsite.tripod.com.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Stefan van Riel". sportmagazine.knack.be (Archived). Archived from the original on 24 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Les clubs profitent aussi des soldes". dhnet.be.


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