Giovanni Franken

Giovanni Franken
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Francesco Zacharias Franken
Date of birth (1977-11-14) 14 November 1977
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
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[1] (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.

Career

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Franken played club football for Feyenoord, DOTO, Dordrecht, VVM, RKC Waalwijk, BVV Barendrecht and RVVH.[2][3] He moved from DOTO, where he was captain, to BVV Barendrecht in May 2006.[4] He signed for RVVH in February 2007.[5]

International career

He represented Netherlands Antilles at international level, earning 8 caps between 2004 and 2008,[3][6] which included 7 games in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7]

Coaching career

In October 2013 he became head coach of the Aruba national football team,[1] combining his coaching duties in Aruba with his playing career in the Netherlands.[8] He left in August 2015.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Giovanni Franken profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. "Profile" (in Dutch). Ronald Zwiers. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Giovanni Franken". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. "Gemengde gevoelens bij DOTO-aanvoerder Giovanni Franken" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. "Nadere kennismaking met Giovanni Franken" (in Dutch). RVVH. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. "Profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. Giovanni FrankenFIFA competition record
  8. Richard Feenstra (6 March 2014). "Giovanni Franken wederom bondscoach Aruba" (in Dutch). Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  9. http://avbaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=369:its-official-giovanni-franken-will-be-arubas-mnt-head-coach&catid=1:latest-news


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