Adri van Tiggelen

Personal information
Full name	Adrianus A. van Tiggelen
Date of birth	16 June 1957 (1957-06-16) (age 52)
Place of birth	Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
Playing position	Manager former defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1983	Sparta	161	(13)
1983–1986	FC Groningen	97	(5)
1986–1991	Anderlecht	144	(7)
1991–1994	PSV	72	(0)
1994–1995	Dordrecht	31	(1)
National team
1983–1992	Netherlands	56	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Adrianus A. "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender from the Netherlands, who earned 56 caps for the Netherlands national football team in which he never scored. He was a famous left-back and is considered by many to be in the top 3 left backs that the Dutch national team has produced. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.

Kendt fra den legendariske bemærkning på dansk tv: "en åbning til Van Tiggelen"

Nicknamed "De Spijker" ("The Nail"), he started his professional career with Sparta Rotterdam (1978-83), then moved to FC Groningen (1983-86), Anderlecht (1986-91), and PSV Eindhoven (1991-94). Van Tiggelen ended his career at Dordrecht'90 (1994-95). In July 2005 Van Tiggelen was the interim-coach and lead his former club Sparta back to the Dutch Eredivisie. Since then he's working as a coach for the juniors of Sparta.

After winning the 1988 European Championships, van Tiggelen teamed up with fellow full-back Berry van Aerle to release a duet that had chart success. That was, however, the duo's only foray into the music business.

[edit] Honours

UEFA European Championship: 1988

Belgian League: 1987, 1991

Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989

Belgian Supercup: 1987

Eredivisie: 1992

[edit] References

• (Dutch) Profile

v • d • e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1988 Winners (1st Title) 1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Tiggelen • 3 Troost • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Winter • 6 Van Aerle • 7 Vanenburg • 8 Mühren • 9 Bosman • 10 Gullit • 11 Van 't Schip • 12 Van Basten • 13 E. Koeman • 14 Kieft • 15 Koevermans • 16 Hiele • 17 Rijkaard • 18 Suvrijn • 19 Krüzen • 20 Wouters • Coach: Michels

v • d • e Netherlands squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Aerle • 3 Rijkaard • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Van Tiggelen • 6 Wouters • 7 E. Koeman • 8 Vanenburg • 9 Van Basten • 10 Gullit • 11 Richard Witschge • 12 Kieft • 13 Rutjes • 14 Van 't Schip • 15 Roy • 16 Hiele • 17 Gillhaus • 18 Fräser • 19 Van Loen • 20 Winter • 21 Blind • 22 Menzo • Coach: Beenhakker

v • d • e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists 1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Aerle • 3 Van Tiggelen • 4 Koeman • 5 Blind • 6 Wouters • 7 Bergkamp • 8 Rijkaard • 9 Van Basten • 10 Gullit • 11 Van 't Schip • 12 Kieft • 13 Menzo • 14 Rob Witschge • 15 Winter • 16 Bosz • 17 F. De Boer • 18 Jonk • 19 Viscaal • 20 Roy • Coach: Michels

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