Guillermo Graaven (born 17 January 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Guillermo Graaven
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Graaven
Date of birth (1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2000 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2002–2003 TOP Oss 1 (0)
2003–2004 Telstar 6 (0)
2004–2005 ARC
2005–2006 SV Huizen
2006 Amsterdamsche FC
2006–2007 FC Türkiyemspor
2007–2008 FC Lienden
2008–2009 NVC
2009–2010 VPV Purmersteijn
International career
1998 Netherlands U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

After progressing through the Ajax youth academy, he joined Ipswich Town with fellow Dutchman Nabil Abidallah. He left the English club without playing for the senior team..[1]

He made his debut in professional football in his native country at TOP Oss after unsuccessful trials with Motherwell, Standard Liège and Anderlecht.[2] Later, he played for other Dutch clubs at the Eerste Divisie and amateur leagues before retiring in 2010.[3]

International career edit

Graaven played six times for the Netherlands U-17. He played in all the three matches at the 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying where his team failed to qualify to the finals.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Fraser, James (8 November 2001). "Footballer's torture over rape claim". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. ^ "Player – Guillermo Graaven". Pride of Anglia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Doek valt voor Guillermo Graaven". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 7 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Speler: Guillermo Graaven". KNVB (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

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