Koen van de Laak
Encyclopedia
Koen van de Laak is a Dutch
football player who currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie
club FC Groningen.
. That year his team promoted to the Dutch Eredivisie
After playing some good seasons at FC Den Bosch, he opted to move to another team, choosing FC Groningen. With FC Groningen he reached the UEFA Cup
twice, which was unique in the club's history.
This season (2009/2010) he is the Captain of the team.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football player who currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club FC Groningen.
Early career
Koen started to play for a local club Zwaluw VFC in 1988 when he was six years old. He moved to FC Den Bosch in 1994. After spending six years in the youth team, he made his debut in the first squad of FC Den Bosch on November 4, 2000. In this game he scored two times against Helmond SportHelmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...
. That year his team promoted to the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
After playing some good seasons at FC Den Bosch, he opted to move to another team, choosing FC Groningen. With FC Groningen he reached the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
twice, which was unique in the club's history.
This season (2009/2010) he is the Captain of the team.