| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-08-31)31 August 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Opheusden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1989 | Sparta 57 Opheusden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1998 | Werder Bremen (A) | 162 | (101) |
| 1990–1998 | Werder Bremen | 32 | (6) |
| 1992–1993 | →VfB Oldenburg (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | (16) |
| 1999–2004 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 145 | (54) |
| 2004–2006 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 43 | (16) |
| 2006 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 19 | (6) |
| Total | 436 | (199) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | 1. FC Kleve | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2011–2013 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 2015–2020 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| 2020–2021 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arie van Lent (born 31 August 1970) is a Dutch former professionalfootballer, who played as aforward. He was most recently the manager ofSpVgg Unterhaching.
At the age of 12, van Lent played for the youth team of Sparta 57 Opheusden. In his youth, he dreamed of being withAjax Amsterdam orPSV Eindhoven.[1]
He spent much professional career as ajourneyman in Germany, mostly on the bench ofWerder Bremen or featuring for second-division sides and below.[2] In 1997, he famously scored four goals in Werder Bremen's 3–2 home win in theBundesliga against1. FC Köln, one of which was an own goal.[3][4]
Later, he became a regular in the Bundesliga withBorussia Mönchengladbach. In 2004, van Lent joined the then-second division sideEintracht Frankfurt and became their vice captain and leading scorer (16 goals) in their promotion campaign. During the 2005–06 season, van Lent lost his starting place toIoannis Amanatidis.[5]
He last played forRot-Weiss Essen, where he had a contract until 30 June 2008. However, the contract was cancelled in December 2006.[6]
In summer 2007, he was named as the new head coach of1. FC Kleve and worked here until March 2009.[7] From July 2010 to June 2011 he was the head coach ofRot Weiss Ahlen.[8] On 10 May 2011, it was confirmed he will be the new head coach ofKickers Offenbach in the 2011–12 season.[9] On 1 October 2013, van Lent became a coach of the A-youth (U-19) ofBorussia Mönchengladbach.[10]
On 18 August 2020, he was appointed as the head coach ofSpVgg Unterhaching.[11] Following the2020–21 season that resulted in a relegation for the club, he left Unterhaching by mutual consent.[12]
Arie van Lent hasDutch and theGerman citizenship.[13][14] He is married, is a father of a daughter[13] and lived inKorschenbroich,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[15]
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