| Björn van der Doelen | |
| Fullname: | Wouterus Jacobus Antonius van der Doelen |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Goirle, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1994–2001 |
| Clubs1: | PSV |
| Caps1: | 95 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs2: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs3: | Twente |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2004 |
| Clubs4: | → NEC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs5: | NEC |
| Caps5: | 56 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 249 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–1993[1] |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1993[2] |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1994–1995[3] |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 1996–1997[4] |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Wouterus Jacobus Antonius "Björn" van der Doelen (born 24 August 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Van der Doelen was born in Goirle, Netherlands. He started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994–95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. Later on, Van der Doelen played for Standard Liège (Belgium), FC Twente and NEC[5]
He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
In recent years, Van der Doelen started a career as singer/songwriter, first in the band Allez Soldaat, with band members Maarten van der Zanden (guitar), Steffen Pauws (bass) and Jules Fransen (drums). Later, using his own name.[6] [7]
He also made a song about the city Nijmegen, as a declaration of love for the city and for the club he loved most to play football for.