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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Tiggelen, not Tiggelen.
Adri van Tiggelen
van Tiggelen in 1987
Personal information
Full name
Adrianus Andreas van Tiggelen
Date of birth
(1957-06-16) 16 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth
Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Left back
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1978–1983
Sparta Rotterdam
161
(13)
1983–1986
Groningen
97
(5)
1986–1991
Anderlecht
144
(7)
1991–1994
PSV
72
(0)
1994–1995
Dordrecht'90
31
(1)
Total
505
(26)
International career
1983–1992[1]
Netherlands
56
(0)
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner
1988 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Adrianus Andreas "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left back.
His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to manage the side in several categories and capacities, but he also played with success in Belgium for Anderlecht.
Van Tiggelen appeared nearly 60 times for the Netherlands, representing the nation at the 1990 World Cup and two European Championships, being a starter in the team that won Euro 1988.
^"Adri van Tiggelen – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
Adrianus Andreas "Adri" vanTiggelen (born 16 June 1957) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left back. His career in football was intimately...
Marco van Basten nodded it on and Gullit scored with a header. Eight minutes into the second half, the Netherlands doubled their lead. AdrivanTiggelen dispossessed...
During those years, he formed an efficient fullback partnership with AdrivanTiggelen, also his clubmate in the early 90s. PSV Eredivisie: 1985–86, 1987–88...
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen RB 2 Berry van Aerle CB 4 Ronald Koeman CB 3 AdrivanTiggelen LB 14 Rob Witschge 25' RM 10 Ruud Gullit (c) CM 8 Frank Rijkaard...
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen SW 4 Ronald Koeman CB 6 Berry van Aerle CB 17 Frank Rijkaard CB 2 AdrivanTiggelen RM 7 Gerald Vanenburg 59' CM 20 Jan Wouters...
birth (age) Caps Club 1 1GK Hans van Breukelen (1956-10-04)4 October 1956 (aged 31) 35 PSV Eindhoven 2 2DF AdrivanTiggelen (1957-06-16)16 June 1957 (aged...
GK 1 Hans van Breukelen 60' RB 6 Berry van Aerle CB 17 Frank Rijkaard CB 4 Ronald Koeman LB 2 AdrivanTiggelen RM 7 Gerald Vanenburg CM 20 Jan Wouters...
became almost fully professional during the mid-1980s—only Jan van Dijk and AdrivanTiggelen remained semi-professional—and the club recorded the fourth...
become a global renowned player is Erwin Koeman, Ronald Koeman, AdrivanTiggelen, Jan van Dijk and Ron Jans. The next club that Fandi played for was Malaysia...
record (archive) Berry van Aerle – UEFA competition record (archive) Marco van Basten – UEFA competition record (archive) Hans van Breukelen – UEFA competition...
number of players, including Ronald Koeman, Erwin Koeman, Hans van Breukelen, AdrivanTiggelen, John Bosman and Ernie Brandts. Lagendijk died of a heart attack...
Ronald Koeman (1963-03-21)21 March 1963 (aged 27) 43 Barcelona 5 2DF AdrivanTiggelen (1957-06-16)16 June 1957 (aged 32) 40 Anderlecht 6 3MF Jan Wouters...
played more than 100 league matches for the club are listed below. Willy van der Kuijlen currently holds the record for the most league appearances and...
Snoei and names former international AdrivanTiggelen as interim-coach. June 8 – Goalkeeper and captain Edwin van der Sar plays his 100th international...
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