Thijs Houwing

Thijs Houwing

Personal information
Date of birth	22 April 1981
Place of birth	Vasse, Netherlands
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2003	Twente	80	(12)
2003–2004	De Graafschap	19	(0)
2004–2006	Cambuur	47	(6)
2006–2007	Kozakken Boys
2007–2011	SV Spakenburg
2011–2013	HHC Hardenberg	44	(15)
2013–2014	DOS'37
National team
	Netherlands U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thijs Houwing (born 22 April 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Vasse,^[1] Houwing began his career with Twente, scoring on his professional debut on 26 March 2000.^[2] He also played professionally for De Graafschap and Cambuur.^[1]

Houwing later played for Kozakken Boys, SV Spakenburg, HHC Hardenberg and DOS'37.^[3][4][5]

International career

Houwing represented the Netherlands at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, making 4 appearances in the tournament.^[6]

Later career

While playing part-time for SV Spakenburg, Houwing also worked in the marketing department at Heracles Almelo.^[7] He had previously studied Commercial Sport Economics at the Johan Cruyff University.^[7]

References

1. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
2. "Thijs Houwing heeft een prima leven" (in Dutch). Voetbal.nl. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
3. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
4. "Thijs Houwing verlaat HHC" (in Dutch). Tubantia. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
5. "Thijs Houwing naar DOS'37" (in Dutch). Tubbergen. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
6. Thijs Houwing – FIFA competition record
7. "Wie is wie: Thijs Houwing" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2015.