Peter van de Ven

Peter van de Ven
Jesper Olsen (left) and van de Ven in 1983
Personal information
Full name Peter van de Ven
Date of birth (1961-01-08) 8 January 1961
Place of birth Hunsel, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1981 Fortuna Sittard 38 (3)
1981–1986 Roda JC 162 (26)
1986–1989 Charleroi 82 (11)
1989–1990 Willem II 30 (4)
1990–1992 Aberdeen 55 (2)
1992–1994 Hearts 39 (0)
1994–1995 Racing Genk 11 (1)
Total 417 (47)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter van de Ven (born 8 January 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Hunsel, Van de Ven spent the first half of his career in his home province of Limburg. In 1981 he transferred from Fortuna Sittard to provincial rivals Roda JC.[1] With Roda JC he helped the club to fifth place in the Eredivisie in the 1985–86 season, one point short of qualifying for the UEFA Cup.[2] He signed with Belgian club Charleroi in 1986.[3]

After a spell with Willem II, he moved to Scotland in 1990 to play with Aberdeen, making 55 league appearances in two seasons.[4][5] At Aberdeen he played alongside fellow Dutch players Willem van der Ark, Theo ten Caat, Theo Snelders, and Hans Gillhaus;[6] during his time there the team finished second in the 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division, between Rangers and Celtic.[7] Van de Ven also played for Hearts, making 39 league appearances.[8][9] In the final year of his career, Van de Ven played in Belgium for Racing Genk.

References

  1. ↑ "Historie" (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Netherlands 1985/86". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ van de Wier, Joris. "Peter van de Ven" (in Dutch). Glorious Hearts. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "ABERDEEN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Peter van de Ven". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Why Aberdeen could have won the league title in season Alex Smith was sacked, by Pittodrie icon Theo ten Caat". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Scotland 1990/91". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "HEARTS : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "Peter Van de Ven". London Hearts. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
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