Photo: Knurftendans / FAL (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Goalkeepers rarely get poetic write-ups, but Patrick Lodewijks earns one from me. Three hundred seventy-four Eredivisie appearances across twenty years is the kind of stat that screams reliability over flash, and I have always valued the steady custodians more than the highlight-reel keepers. That he grew up in Eindhoven, in PSV country, feels fitting. What I admire most is the second act: becoming the goalkeeping coach for the Netherlands national team. Translating two decades of instinct into teaching the next generation is the hardest kind of leadership, and Lodewijks strikes me as a man who understood the position from the inside out.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick Lodewijks
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・ローデヴァイクス
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・ろーでゔぁいくす
- Born
- February 21, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Patrick Lodewijks born?
Born February 21, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Patrick Lodewijks from?
Patrick Lodewijks is from Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands.
What does Patrick Lodewijks do?
Patrick Lodewijks works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Patrick Lodewijks?
Patrick Lodewijks is 185 cm.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.