1989–1998 SV Werder Bremen (A) Position Forward Years Team Height 1.9 m | 1984–1989 Sparta 57 Opheusden Role Footballer Playing position Name Arie Lent | |
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Date of birth (1970-08-31) 31 August 1970 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth Opheusden, Netherlands | ||
Die traumelf von arie van lent
Arie van Lent (born 31 August 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward.
Contents
- Die traumelf von arie van lent
- Vereinslegenden teil 1 arie van lent
- Career
- Coaching career
- Personal life
- References
Vereinslegenden teil 1 arie van lent
Career
At the age of 12, van Lent played for the youth team of Sparta 57 Opheusden. In his youth, he dreamed of being with Ajax Amsterdam or PSV Eindhoven.
He spent much professional career as a journeyman in Germany, mostly on the bench of Werder Bremen or featuring for second-division sides and below. In 1997, he famously scored four goals in Werder Bremen's 3–2 home win in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Köln, one of which was an own-goal.
Later, he became a Bundesliga-regular with Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 2004, van Lent joined the then-second division side Eintracht Frankfurt to become their vice captain and leading scorer (16 goals) in their promotion campaign. During the 2005–2006 season, van Lent lost his starting place to Ioannis Amanatidis.
He last played for Rot-Weiss Essen, where he had a contract until 30 June 2008. However, the contract was cancelled in December 2006.
Coaching career
In summer 2007, he was named as the new head coach of 1. FC Kleve and worked here until March 2009. From July 2010 to June 2011 he was the head coach of Rot Weiss Ahlen. On 10 May 2011, it was confirmed he will be the new head coach of Kickers Offenbach in the 2011–12 season. Since the 1 October 2013, van Lent is a coach of the A-youth (U-19) of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Personal life
Arie van Lent have the Dutch and the German citizenship. He is married, is a father of a daughter and lived in Korschenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.