| Frank Dauwen | |
| Birth Date: | 1967 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Geel, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Kerala Blasters (assistant) |
| Years1: | 1985–1990 |
| Clubs1: | Lierse |
| Caps1: | 131 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 1990–2000 |
| Clubs2: | Gent |
| Caps2: | 219 |
| Goals2: | 21 |
| Years3: | 2000–2003 |
| Clubs3: | Westerlo |
| Caps3: | 75 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs1: | Westerlo (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs2: | Westerlo |
| Manageryears3: | 2013–2015 |
| Managerclubs3: | Al Ahli (youth) |
| Manageryears4: | 2018–2022 |
| Managerclubs4: | K Beerschot (assistant) |
| Manageryears5: | 2022–2024 |
| Managerclubs5: | Kerala Blasters (assistant) |
| Nationalyears1: | 1991–1992 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Frank Dauwen (born 3 November 1967) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player, who last worked as the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]
Douwen, who played as a midfielder has made five appearances for the Belgium national team.[2] He had a club career from 1985–2003 during which he won the Belgian Cup once. At the club level, he has played around in 340 matches.[3]
Dauwen has served as assistant coach for various clubs in Belgium and Saudi Arabia. He served as the head coach of a club for the first time in 2012, when he was appointed as the head coach of Belgian side K.V.C. Westerlo. He remained at the club until 2013.
In 2022, he was appointed as the assistant to Ivan Vukomanović at the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC. In April 2023, when Vukomanovic was banned for 10 matches, Dauwen was chosen to head coach the team for the 2023 Indian Super Cup, in the absence of Vukomanovic.[4] Under Dauwen, the Blasters won their first game in the 2023 Hero Super Cup against Roundglass Punjab with a score of 3–1 on 8 April 2023.[5] On 19 May, the Blasters announced a two-year contract extension for Dauwen till 2025 after he led the club in the previous season's Super Cup.[6]