Jan van Beveren

Football player infobox
playername= Jan van Beveren


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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|3|5
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
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currentclub = retired
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position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = ????-1965
youthclubs = FC Emmen
years = 1965–1970
1970–1980
1980–1983
1984-1986
clubs = Sparta Rotterdam
PSV Eindhoven
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Dallas Sidekicks
Career
caps(goals) = 099 00(0)
291 00(0)
110 00(0)
033 00(0)
533 00(0)
nationalyears = 1967-1977
nationalteam = flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 032 00(0)
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Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played for the Dutch National Team during the late 1960s and 1970s, although he did not play in either the 1974 or 1978 FIFA World Cup. Van Beveren obtained 32 caps. He played club football for FC Emmen, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV Eindhoven, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL), and the Dallas Sidekicks (MISL).

Some journalists say that Johan Cruijff, the superstar for Holland in the 70s, did not like van Beveren, who was Holland's top keeper at the time, causing the management to select Jan Jongbloed instead. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGS5JWcv18o The Divine and the Damned - Part 3] on YouTube]

Jan is currently the Director of Training for Spindletop Select in Beaumont, Texas. Previously he was with the Dallas Texans as the Goalkeeping Coach.

References

* [http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=2437 Profile]
* [http://www.spindletopselect.org/ Profile]