Ray Fränkel

Dutch Surinamese footballer

Ray Fränkel
Personal information
Full name	Raymond Fränkel
Date of birth	(1981-09-15) September 15, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Transvaal
Number	3
Youth career
–1998	Transvaal
1998–2001	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2002	Flora Tallinn	14	(0)
2003–2005	Groningen	5	(0)
2004–2005	→ Fortuna Sittard (loan)	12	(0)
2005–2007	Haarlem	49	(2^[1])
2007–2010	Royal Antwerp	59	(3^[2])
2010	FC Lisse	12	(1)
2011–2013	Al-Shahaniya	2	(0)
2013	Transvaal	?	(?)
International career
2013	Suriname	3	(0)
Managerial career
2022–	Suriname W
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ray Fränkel (born 15 September 1982 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch Surinamese footballer who is currently playing for S.V. Transvaal.^[3]

Career

Fränkel started his playing career at the local S.V. Transvaal, before being snapped by the Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam.^[4] After failing to break into the Feyenoord's first team, Fränkel moved to the Estonian Meistriliiga side Flora Tallinn. He made a total of 14 appearances for Flora, before returning to the Netherlands for the 2003–2004 season, when he signed with FC Groningen.

After failing to make any real impact and finding his first-team opportunities limited at the Eredivisie club, Fränkel moved again. This time to the Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard, but after one season and not much first-team action at the new club, Ray moved to Fortuna's Eerste Divisie rivals HFC Haarlem. In 2007 Fränkel signed with the Belgian club Antwerp FC.^[5] After three years was in summer 2010 released by Antwerp and signed on 4 September 2010 with Topklasse club FC Lisse.^[6] After half year resigned his contract with Lisse and joined to Qatar.^[7] On July 1, 2013 he signed with one of Suriname's greatest clubs S.V. Transvaal.

Personal life

Ray is the Son of Iwan Fränkel, and the cousin of Purrel Fränkel.^[8]

References

^ "Voetbal International - Ray Fränkel" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "ROYAL ANTWERP FOOTBALL CLUB - Spelersfiche Ray Fränkel" (in Dutch). Antwerp FC. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "FC Lis se neemt afscheid van drie spelers" (in Dutch). Topklasse. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Frankel verlaat FC Lisse" (in Dutch). Topklasse. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Ray Fränkel" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
^ "Ray Fränkel naar Topklasser FC Lisse" (in Dutch). FOKSPORT.nl. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Ray Frankel vertrekt bij FC Lisse" (in Dutch). FC Lisse. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Ray FRANKEL - Dutch Players Abroad" (in Dutch). Dutch Players Abroad. Retrieved 2010-04-10.