Patrick Paauwe

Patrick Paauwe
	Paauwe in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	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
1993–1995	PSV
1995–1996	De Graafschap
1996–1998	Fortuna Sittard
1998–2006	Feyenoord
2006–2007	Valenciennes
2007–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2009–2011	VVV-Venlo
Total
International career
2000–2002	Netherlands
	*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]

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.

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
Netherlands	2000	1
	2001	2
	2002	2
Total		5

Feyenoord

^ 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.

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