René van Dieren

René van Dieren
Personal information
Full name René Theo van Dieren
Date of birth (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
NVC Naarden
Nunspeet
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Feyenoord 5 (0)
2001–2002 Fortuna Sittard 23 (2)
2002–2009 Excelsior 182 (3)
2010 AGOVV 5 (0)
2010–2011 Sparta 15 (0)
2011–2014 Lienden 52 (4)
Total 282 (9)
International career
1998-1999 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
1999–2000 Netherlands U19 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Theo van Dieren (born 12 March 1981) is a Dutch retired footballer.

Club career

His former clubs are Fortuna Sittard, Feyenoord, Excelsior,[1] AGOVV Apeldoorn[2] and Sparta Rotterdam.[3] He finished his career at FC Lienden in the Dutch Topklasse.[4]

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[5] He played 11 games for the Netherlands national under-19 football team.[6]

Post-playing career

After retiring as a player, van Dieren has worked as a bartender, bricklayer and firefighter.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Excelsior gaat afscheid nemen van Van Dieren - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ René van Dieren op proef bij AGOVV -
  3. ↑ René van Dieren bereikt overeenstemming met Sparta Rotterdam - Sparta (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Van Dieren naar FC Lienden - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ René van Dieren – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ↑ "René van Dieren". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  7. ↑ van Boxtel, Tim (17 October 2021). "Uitvinder, barman, metselaar én brandweerman: oud-profvoetballer René van Dieren zit nooit stil". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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