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My Take
John van Loen reads to me as the kind of footballer whose value outlasts his stat line. Seven caps and a single goal for the Netherlands sound modest, but earning any cap amid that golden generation of Dutch talent is no small feat, and his involvement around the 1990 World Cup hints he was trusted when it mattered. What I find most telling is his second act in coaching, even leading a club as far afield as Tbilisi, plus running a football school under his own name in Utrecht. There's something quietly inspiring about a player who turns his craft into a gift for the next generation.
Overview
Johannes ("John") Maria van Loen (born 4 February 1965) is a Dutch football manager and former player who most recently managed Locomotive Tbilisi. A forward, he earned seven caps for the Netherlands national team, with which he scored one goal. He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification and the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John van Loen
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ファンルーン
- Reading
- じょん・ふぁんるーん
- Born
- February 4, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Netherlands →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.