Frank Verlaat (born 5 March 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 March 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | Ajax | 17 | (0) |
1989–1992 | Lausanne | 104 | (15) |
1992–1995 | Auxerre | 109 | (15) |
1995–1999 | VfB Stuttgart | 104 | (6) |
1999–2000 | Ajax | 21 | (3) |
2000–2003 | Werder Bremen | 81 | (5) |
2003–2004 | Austria Wien | 19 | (3) |
2004–2007 | Sturm Graz | 87 | (3) |
Total | 542 | (50) | |
International career | |||
1995 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He had a 21-year career throughout Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany and finishing his career in Austria. He earned one cap with the Netherlands national team.
Career
editVerlaat moved to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart from French side AJ Auxerre in 1995.[1] For VfB Stuttgart, he made 104 appearances in the league, two in continental competitions and six in the DFB-Pokal.[1]
Verlaat returned to former club Ajax in January 1999.[1] The transfer fee was reported as DM8.5 million.[1]
In summer 2000, Verlaat joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen from Ajax on a three-year contract.[2] The transfer fee paid to Ajax was reported as DM3.5[3] or 4 million.[2]
Personal life
editVerlaat's son Jesper is also a footballer and has also played for Werder Bremen, albeit for the club's reserves.[4]
Honours
editAjax
Auxerre
VfB Stuttgart
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bundesliga: Verlaat-Wechsel zu Ajax perfekt". Der Spiegel (in German). 21 June 1999. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Kurze Meldungen". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). No. 164. 18 July 2000. p. 47.
- ^ "Wechselbörse". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 17 July 2000. p. 24.
- ^ "Verlaat: Wie der Vater so der Sohn". kicker (in German). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links
edit- Frank Verlaat at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at dutchplayers.nl
- Frank Verlaat at fussballdaten.de (in German)