Peter van Paassen (born 20 December 1978) is a former Dutch

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player. Van Paassen played for multiple teams in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he usually played as

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. Van Paassen has won the Dutch MVP award two times, which makes him one of the few Dutch players to ever win the award. On 20 August 2013, Van Paassen announced his retirement.

International career

Van Paassen played 64 games for the

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in his career.

References

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