Giovanni Franken


Giovanni Francesco Zacharias Franken is a footballer who plays for amateur club RVVH, as a midfielder.
Born in the Netherlands, Franken represented the Netherlands Antilles at international level.
He was also head coach of the Aruba national football team between October 2013 and August 2015.

Career

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Franken played club football for Feyenoord, DOTO, Dordrecht, VVM, RKC Waalwijk, BVV Barendrecht and RVVH. He moved from DOTO, where he was captain, to BVV Barendrecht in May 2006. He signed for RVVH in February 2007.

International career

He represented Netherlands Antilles at international level, earning 8 caps between 2004 and 2008, which included 7 games in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Coaching career

In October 2013 he became head coach of the Aruba national football team, combining his coaching duties in Aruba with his playing career in the Netherlands. He left in August 2015.
On 4 January 2018, it was announced that Franken would take charge of Achilles Veen from the 2018–19 season. After seven months, Franken left the club by mutual agreement on 25 January 2019.