Stijn Vreven

Football player infobox
playername = Stijn Vreven


fullname = Stijn Vreven
nickname =
height =
weight =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1973|7|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Hasselt
countryofbirth = Belgium
currentclub = K.E.S.K. Leopoldsburg
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1993–1997 1997-1999 1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006-2006 2006-2007
2007
2008
2008-
clubs = Y.R. K.V. Mechelen K.A.A. Gent FC Utrecht 1. FC Kaiserslautern Vitesse Arnhem AC Omonia ADO Den Haag
Sint-Truiden
K.S.K. Tongeren
K.E.S.K. Leopoldsburg
caps(goals) = 84 (3) 57 (0) 113 (3) 8 (0) 46 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0)
5 (0)
nationalyears = 2002
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate = 3 September, 2006
ntupdate =

Stijn Vreven (born July 18, 1973) is a Belgian footballer who plays for K.E.S.K. Leopoldsburg. He is a defender who plays as a Wing Back on the right side of the pitch.

Vreven's career began when he signed a professional contract with Y.R. K.V. Mechelen, making his first first-team appearance in 1993, at the age of 20. After four seasons in Mechelen he moved to K.A.A. Gent where he developed into a better player for another two seasons. Then he made the step abroad to play for Dutch side FC Utrecht. In four seasons Vreven developed from an unknown player into a hero among the FC Utrecht supporters. He's known for his determination and aggressiveness, which gave him the status of a real killer on the pitch. After his period in Utrecht he moved to Germany to play for Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He was not able to become a first team regular and returned back to The Netherlands the year after where he played for Vitesse Arnhem. At Vitesse he showed that he still had the same determination and became a regular from the start. When criticising his own team mates in December 2005 manager Edward Sturing placed Vreven in Vitesse's second team. A few weeks later he left the team to sign a new contract at AC Omonia in Cyprus. After playing just six matches he returned to The Netherlands once again, where he joined ADO Den Haag.

In March 2007, Vreven was diagnosed with diabetes (type 1). This did not stop him, however, from continuing to play football. As of August 2007, Vreven plays for STVV in Belgium.

References

* [http://www.adodenhaag.nl adodenhaag.nl]
* [http://www.clubachterdeduinen.nl clubachterdeduinen.nl]
* [http://www.gatago.com/nl/sport/voetbal/13108735.html Getago.com]

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NAME=Vreven, Stijn
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional football player
DATE OF BIRTH=July 18, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hasselt
DATE OF DEATH=
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