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Paul Verhaegh
Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh | ||||||
| (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 | ||||||
| Kronenberg, Netherlands | ||||||
| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||
| Right-back | ||||||
| S.V. Kronenberg | ||||||
| VVV-Venlo | ||||||
| PSV | ||||||
| Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||
| PSV | 0 | (0) | ||||
| → AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 33 | (1) | ||||
| FC Den Bosch | 56 | (4) | ||||
| Vitesse | 138 | (6) | ||||
| FC Augsburg | 186 | (20) | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | (2) | ||||
| Twente | 7 | (0) | ||||
| 453 | (33) | |||||
| Netherlands U21 | 20 | (5) | ||||
| Netherlands B | 2 | (0) | ||||
| Netherlands | 3 | (0) | ||||
| 2014 | Winner | 2006 | ||||
| 2014 | ||||||
| Winner | 2006 | |||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to FC Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before moving to Vitesse after the 2004–05 season. After four years, he left Vitesse and signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg on 27 May 2010.
After having spent seven years with FC Augsburg, Verhaegh switched to VfL Wolfsburg, after agreeing to a two-year deal. In April 2019, it was announced that Verhaegh had been released by the club with immediate effect.
On 5 June 2019, Dutch club FC Twente signed Verhaegh on a one-year contract with the club following a medical. Verhaegh announced his retirement on 3 June 2020.
Verhaegh was a member of the Netherlands U-21 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for the senior national team against Portugal in a 1–1 friendly draw on 15 August 2013. He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He started in the round of 16 match against Mexico, where the Netherlands relied on late goals to progress to the quarter-finals on their way to finishing third.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
FC Augsburg
- Maspalomas Cup: 2014
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- Bundesliga runner-up: 2010–11
Netherlands U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2006
Netherlands
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FIFA World Cup third place: 2014
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Paul Verhaegh at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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