John van Loen

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.

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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)

Origin

Utrecht, Netherlands

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

• Official sitehttp://voetbalschooljohnvanloen.nl/
• Xhttps://x.com/johnvanloen
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20van%20Loen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1387207

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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