Adri van Tiggelen

Adrianus Andreas "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left back.

Adri van Tiggelen
van Tiggelen in 1987
Personal information
Full name Adrianus Andreas van Tiggelen
Date of birth (1957-06-16) 16 June 1957
Place of birth Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Sparta Rotterdam 161 (13)
1983–1986 Groningen 97 (5)
1986–1991 Anderlecht 144 (7)
1991–1994 PSV 72 (0)
1994–1995 Dordrecht'90 31 (1)
Total 505 (26)
International career
1983–1992 Netherlands 56 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner1988 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to manage the side in several categories and capacities, but he also played with success in Belgium for Anderlecht.

Van Tiggelen appeared nearly 60 times for the Netherlands, representing the nation at the 1990 World Cup and two European Championships, being a starter in the team that won Euro 1988.

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