Peter van de Ven

Peter van de Ven

Jesper Olsen (left) and van de Ven in 1983
Personal information
Full name	Peter van de Ven
Date of birth	(1961-01-08) 8 January 1961
Place of birth	Hunsel, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Fortuna Sittard	38	(3)
1981–1986	Roda JC	162	(26)
1986–1989	Charleroi	82	(11)
1989–1990	Willem II	30	(4)
1990–1992	Aberdeen	55	(2)
1992–1994	Hearts	39	(0)
1994–1995	Racing Genk	11	(1)
Total		417	(47)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter van de Ven (born 8 January 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Hunsel, Van de Ven spent the first half of his career in his home province of Limburg playing with Fortuna Sittard and Roda JC. After periods with Charleroi and Willem II, he moved to Scotland in 1990 to play with Aberdeen, making 55 league appearances in two seasons. Van de Ven also played for Hearts, making 39 league appearances. In the final year of his career, Van de Ven played in Belgium for Racing Genk.