Purrel Fränkel (born 8 October 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He played 474 matches in professional football for Telstar, De Graafschap and Vitesse.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Purrel Fränkel | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osdorp | |||
| Amstelland | |||
| Telstar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Telstar | 88 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | De Graafschap | 106 | (1) |
| 2002–2007 | Vitesse | 149 | (2) |
| 2007–2012 | De Graafschap | 131 | (2) |
| 2012–2019 | DUNO | ||
| Total | 474 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Fränkel is a defender who was born in Paramaribo and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Telstar squad in the 1994–95 season. He also played for De Graafschap before joining Vitesse.
In 2003, he scored an own goal against FC Twente when the match was just 19 seconds old. This was an all-time record in the Eredivisie, but it was broken three years later by Arnold Kruiswijk of FC Groningen, who, in a match against Heracles Almelo, managed to pass his own goalkeeper after 9 seconds.
In March 2009 he was suspended for a month by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) after testing positive on smoking cannabis.[1]
After the relegation of De Graafschap in 2012, Fränkel decided he did not want to play in the Eerste Divisie any more and retired from professional football. He since played several years at amateur level for VV DUNO, and also worked as assistant coach during the 2018–19 season.[2] During his time at DUNO, he helped lead the club from the ninth-tier Vierde Klasse to the fifth-tier Hoofdklasse.[3]
Honours edit
De Graafschap
DUNO
- Vierde Klasse: 2013
- Derde Klasse: 2014
- Tweede Klasse: 2016
- Eerste Klasse: 2018
References edit
- ^ Purrel Fränkel is een maand geschorst Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - De Graafschap (in Dutch)
- ^ Zundert, Bram (1 July 2020). "Purrel Fränkel (43) in stilte afgezwaaid bij DUNO: geen poespas voor de oud-prof van Vitesse en De Graafschap". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
- ^ Berends, Sander (29 June 2019). "Cultheld Purrel Fränkel: "Elke donderdag gingen we na de training stappen in Arnhem"". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Oud-Superboer Purrel Fränkel: 'De telefoon heeft alles veranderd'". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 15 September 2018.
External links edit
- Player profile - De Graafschap
- Dutch league stats - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
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