Brian Tevreden (born 26 November 1981) is a Dutch former professional

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who now works as a chief executive at Belgian side

K.S.V. Roeselare Koninklijke Sport Vereniging Roeselare, abbreviated to KSV Roeselare (),''V.'' in isolation: ., also known in French as KSV Roulers, was a Belgian football club from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule was 134. It last played ...

Playing career

Tevreden began his career with

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and he spent two seasons with the club, appearing in 15

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matches. He joined

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club

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

in July 2004 after playing against Mansfield Town for Leeds United. In late 2006, Tevreden moved to Greece where he would play for

Panthrakikos F.C. Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first time. ...

in the

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and

Fostiras F.C. Fostiras Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Φωστήρας Ταύρου) is a Greek football club based in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. They play in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. They played Alpha Et ...

in the

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. He returned to the Netherlands to play for

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

in the 2008–09 Eerste divisie season.

After retirement

After retiring from professional football Tevreden joined Ajax in 2011 as a coach working within the club's youth system. In February 2016 Tevreden left Ajax to join English club Reading where he was appointed Head of International Football and Development. When Director of Football at Reading Nick Hammond left the club to join West Brom in April 2016, Tevreden was promoted to take up the role of Director of Football. In September 2018, he left the club and became chief executive at Belgian side

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* 1981 births Living people Association football defenders Dutch footballers Footballers from Amsterdam FC Volendam players FC Emmen players FC Dordrecht players Panthrakikos F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players AFC Ajax non-playing staff {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub