Manoe Meulen

Manoe Mathilda Maria Catharina Meulen ( born September 11, 1978 in Weert ) is a Dutch football player. In the 2009/10 season she has been active for Willem II Tilburg in the Eredivisie.

Club career

Meulen began playing football at SV Laar in her home town of Weert. As their football model Fabio Cannavaro plays the defensive player primarily in central defense.

In the Hoofdklasse, at that time the highest female league, she was active in the SV Huizen Braak with which she won the 2002 KNVB Cup. About the also playing in the Hoofdklasse VV Ste.Do.Co. they came in 2008 to Willem II The Tilburgern she stood in the 2008/ 09 Eredivisie season in all 24 games in the starting lineup and was replaced only three times.

National

On 16 April 2003 Meulen made ​​her debut in the national team and was until 2005 on 15 missions in Oranje. After a gap of nearly four years - because of injuries, form weakness and pressure to perform by her MBA studies - she returned to the squad after it was changed in 2008 to the professionals. Her comeback on the field, she celebrated on 27 September 2008 at the last match of the European Championship qualifier against Belgium. It belonged to the squad of Dutch women in the European Championship finals in 2009 in Finland.

Achievements

• KNVB Cup winner 2002 ( SV Huizen Braak )
• Second Place Eredivisie 2009 ( Willem II)
• Participate in the European Championship finals in 2009 ( National Team)

Away from the football field

Besides football Meulen has been working since 2000 in the finance department of Joulz, a subsidiary of the energy company Eneco in Weert.