Patrick Paauwe

Dutch footballer

Patrick Paauwe
Personal information
Paauwe in 2006
Date of birth	(1975-12-27) 27 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Dronten, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
	ASVD
	DVC
	Lyra
	't Harde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	PSV	2	(0)
1995–1996	De Graafschap	23	(0)
1996–1998	Fortuna Sittard	61	(6)
1998–2006	Feyenoord	229	(25)
2006–2007	Valenciennes	29	(1)
2007–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach	57	(4)
2009–2011	VVV-Venlo	50	(2)
Total		451	(38)
International career
2000–2002	Netherlands	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Paauwe (born 27 December 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.^[1]

Club career

Paauwe played as a centre-back in the past but for Feyenoord Rotterdam as a defensive midfielder role. Other teams he served are PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap, Fortuna Sittard, Valenciennes FC and VVV Venlo. Paauwe is a one-time winner of the Dutch Eredivisie (in 1999) and the UEFA Cup (in 2002), both with Feyenoord. After two years with Borussia Mönchengladbach, he returned to his native Netherlands and signed for VVV-Venlo. He retired from professional football on 31 January 2011.

International career

Paauwe has been capped five times by the Netherlands national team.

Personal life

His brother Cees Paauwe is also a former professional footballer.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps
Netherlands	2000	1
	2001	2
	2002	2
Total		5

Honours

Feyenoord

References

^ Patrick Paauwe at WorldFootball.net
^ Patrick Paauwe at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "De klas van 1999: de kampioensploeg van Feyenoord". fcupdate.nl. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ "JOHAN CRUIJFF SCHAAL 1999 - FINAL". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 December 2021.