Björn van der Doelen


Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Van der Doelen was born in Goirle, North Brabant He started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994–95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. Later on he played for Standard Liège, FC Twente and N.E.C..

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Music career

In recent years, he started a career as singer/songwriter, first in the band Allez Soldaat, with band members Maarten van der Zanden, Steffen Pauws and Jules Fransen. Later, using his own name.
He also made a song about the city Nijmegen, as a declaration of love for the city for the club he loved the most to play football for.