Glenn Loovens

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Glenn Loovens
Personal information
Full name	Glenn Loovens
Date of birth	22 September 1983 (1983-09-22) (age 25)
Place of birth	Doetinchem, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Celtic
Number	22
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2006 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008-	Feyenoord → Excelsior (loan) → De Graafschap (loan) → Cardiff City (loan) Cardiff City Celtic	27 (0) 24 (2) 11 (0) 33 (2) 67 (1) 05 (2)
National team
	Netherlands U-21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Glenn Loovens (born 22nd September 1983 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He is a former Netherlands under-21 international, but has never played for the full national side.

Contents 1 Cardiff City 2 Celtic 3 Statistics 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Cardiff City

Loovens spent the 2005-06 season on loan at Football League Championship side Cardiff City and impressed enough so that they signed the promising young defender on a permanent deal after several months of negotiations for a reported fee of £250,000.^[1]. He originally formed a defensive partnership with club captain Darren Purse but the 2007-08 season saw Purse lose his place in the side to Roger Johnson and the pair went on to form a vital base for the team to build on, including playing alongside each other in all 6 matches during the clubs run to the 2008 FA Cup Final. Loovens found the back of the net in the final against Portsmouth but it was disallowed for an earlier infringement. The 07-08 season also saw Loovens make his 100th appearance in all competitions for Cardiff by playing against Hull City on 12 March.

[edit] Celtic

Loovens was the subject of transfer interest for most of Summer 2008, with Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers emerging as leading candidates to secure his signing. Walter Smith, manager of Rangers, declared his interest in Loovens and made an offer for his services but their valuation of the defender was rejected by Cardiff. On 16th August 2008, Loovens joined Scottish champions Celtic on a four-year contract for a fee of around £2.5 million. Loovens stated that Parkhead was his preferred destination as he will get the chance to play in the Champions League. ^[2] He made his Celtic debut on 23rd August 2008, in a 3-0 win over Falkirk at Celtic Park. His first goal came on 23rd September 2008 in a Co-op Insurance League Cup tie, also at Celtic Park, as Celtic beat Livingston 4-0.

[edit] Statistics

Last updated October 18, 2008

Season	Club	Nat	Apps	Goals	Assists
2001/02	Feyenoord		10	0	2
2002/03	Feyenoord		14	0	1
2004/05	Feyenoord		9	0	1
2005/06	Cardiff		36	2	3
2006/07	Cardiff		32	1	2
2007/08	Cardiff		43	0	3
2008/09	Celtic		6	3	1
Total			146	6	13

[edit] Honours

Feyenoord

• UEFA Cup Winner: 1
  

2001-02

Cardiff

• FA Cup Runner-up: 1
  

2007-08

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Voetbal International Profile
• Glenn Loovens profile at cardiffcityfc.co.uk
• Glenn Loovens career stats at Soccerbase

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