Pat Van Den Hauwe

Patrick William Roger " Pat" Van Den Hauwe ( born December 16, 1960 in Dendermonde ) is a former Welsh footballer.

Playing career

Birmingham City

Pat Van den Hauwe announced on October 7, 1978 made ​​his professional debut for the English first division club Birmingham City. Later in the Football League First Division 1978/79, he completed seven games before City relegation last but one of the first division. The Van Den Hauwe rarely used in the following two years, was first produced in the 1981/82 season as a regular player in his time between the First Division team returned. Birmingham missed in the First Division in 1983/84 once again the league and Pat Van Den Hauwe changed at the beginning of Season 84 /85 Everton FC.

Everton FC

The move to Everton took place in September 1984 for a transfer fee of £ 100,000. His first season at Liverpool was marked by great successes. Together with his team-mates Neville Southall, Trevor Steven and Gary Stevens he won the championship in the Football League First Division in 1984/85. Another title, the team of coach Howard Kendall secured in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984/85, as Everton could overcome in the final in Rotterdam Rapid Wien 3-1. In addition, the team reached the final of the FA Cup in 1984/85, but lost 0-1 against Manchester United. Due to numerous transgressions English hooligans, which culminated in the Heysel disaster, all English clubs from the season 85/86 were excluded from the Europa Cup. Everton therefore missed the participation in the European Champions Cup. For this, the club won by the runner-up 85/86 after Liverpool FC and a new final defeat in the FA Cup 1985/86, in the Football League First Division 1986/87 sovereign the title. In the FA Cup 1988/89 Everton went up again to the final, Van Den Hauwe had already, however, accept his third final defeat in this prestigious competition.

Tottenham Hotspur

In 1989 he moved after five successful years in Liverpool for £ 575,000 to the Tottenham Hotspur and reached with his new team took third place in the First Division in 1989/90. The following season was disappointing in the league with the tenth place, but Pat Van Den Hauwe won during his fourth finals for the first time the FA Cup in 1990/91. In the final, the team won the England international Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne against Nottingham Forest 2-1 after extra time. In Europe Cup Winners' Cup 1991/92 Tottenham failed in the quarter finals of the Dutch Cup winners Feyenoord Rotterdam.

FC Miwall

In 1993 he moved to the English second division Millwall FC, ​​with whom he first through a play-off defeat against Derby County missed the promotion to the Premier League in the season 93/94. After another season in the second division, he ended his professional career in England and played in the subsequent period in South Africa.

Welsh national team

Born the son of a Welsh mother and a Belgian father in Belgium Van Den Hauwe played between 1985 and 1989 13 caps for the Welsh national football team.

Achievements

  • English Champion: 1985 and 1987
  • FA Cup Winners: 1991
  • FA Cup Runners-up: 1985, 1986 and 1989
  • European Cup Winners' Cup winners: 1985
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