Patrick Lodewijks (born 21 February 1967) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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, and is the goalkeeping coach of the Netherlands national team. He played in 374

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matches in a 20-year professional career, in representation of three clubs.

Playing career

Born in

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, Lodewijks started his professional career with local

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

, but was never able to dislodge legendary

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during his two-year spell. He made his

debut on 23 April 1988 in a 2–0 away win against

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

, and then played nine solid seasons at precisely that club, which never lost its top flight status. Patrick Lodewijks 001

Lodewijks' performances earned him a PSV return, but he again would only play second-fiddle, now to

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, appearing very rarely over four years. He signed in 2002 with

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, playing his first game on 3 November in another 2–0 success at Groningen. His first seasons, he was a backup. In the 2004–05 season, however, he was selected over Gábor Babos and started the season as the starting goalkeeper. Eventually he was referred back to the bench, but still made a few more appearances. The 2005–06 season was announced to be his last season as goalkeeper of Feyenoord, after which he would take over the job of goalkeeper coach at Feyenoord from

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. On 16 January 2006, however it was announced that Lodewijks would indeed serve as goalkeeper, making him the 38th oldest footballer in Eredivisie history at the age of 38. On 21 April 2006, Lodewijks was called up by

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in the preliminary squad for the

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in Germany, but he did not advance to the final selection. The 2006–07 season was his last season as a professional goalkeeper. In the penultimate pre-season friendly of that season against English club

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, he suffered an injury; as a result, he was no longer in action during the season.

Coaching career

After the end of the 2006–07 season and the appointment of

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as new manager, Lodewijks finished his career at the age of 40 and replaced Pim Doesburg as goalkeeping coach of the

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side. This decision was advanced by a

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injury which forced a surgery on the meniscus and left him on the sidelines for a long time. Lodewijks continued working in that capacity in the following years, with former club Groningen and the Netherlands national team. In June 2016, he joined compatriot

Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was capab ...

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's Everton. In March 2018, he followed Koeman to the Netherlands national team, becoming the goalkeeper coach of ''Oranje'' for the second time in his coaching career.

Honours

PSV *

: 1988–89, 1999–2000

References

External links

Beijen profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lodewijks, Patrick 1967 births Living people Footballers from Eindhoven Dutch footballers Association football goalkeepers Eredivisie players PSV Eindhoven players FC Groningen players Feyenoord players Everton F.C. non-playing staff Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Association football goalkeeping coaches