Jan van der Veen (born 6 July 1948) is a Dutch retired professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played for Sparta Rotterdam,

Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...

, Go Ahead Eagles, Willem II and

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, as ...

. He also played in the NASL between 1978 and 1983 for the

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Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

and

California Surf The California Surf were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1981. The team was based in Anaheim, California and played their home games at Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach ...

. Jan scored Tampa Bay's lone goal in the 22nd minute of

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''(NASL league final)'', which the Rowdies lost 2-1. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Phoenix Inferno and the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

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Profile at R.A.F.C. museum
1948 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Eredivisie players Footballers from Rotterdam Willem II (football club) players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players California Surf players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Phoenix Inferno players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Go Ahead Eagles players Sparta Rotterdam players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football midfielders {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub