Patrick Paauwe

Patrick Paauwe

Paauwe in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-12-27) 27 December 1975 (age 49)
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 (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɪk ˈpʌu.ə] ^ⓘ; born 27 December 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.^[1]

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.

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

His brother Cees Paauwe is also a former professional footballer.

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2000	1	0
	2001	2	0
	2002	2	0
Total		5	0

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1998–99^[3]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 1999^{[citation needed]}
• UEFA Cup: 2001–02

• Patrick Paauwe at L'Équipe Football (in French)