Frank Verlaat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frank Verlaat

| image = Frank Verlaat voetballer in 2000.jpg

| caption = Verlaat with Ajax in 2000

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|3|5}}

| birth_place = Haarlem, Netherlands

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1986–1989

| clubs1 = Ajax

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1989–1992

| clubs2 = Lausanne

| caps2 = 104

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 1992–1995

| clubs3 = Auxerre

| caps3 = 109

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 1995–1999

| clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart

| caps4 = 104

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 1999–2000

| clubs5 = Ajax

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2000–2003

| clubs6 = Werder Bremen

| caps6 = 81

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2003–2004

| clubs7 = Austria Wien

| caps7 = 19

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2004–2007

| clubs8 = Sturm Graz

| caps8 = 87

| goals8 = 3

| totalcaps = 542

| totalgoals = 50

| nationalyears1 = 1995

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

}}

Frank Verlaat (born 5 March 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

He had a 21-year career throughout Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany and finishing his career in Austria. He earned one cap with the Netherlands national team.

Career

Verlaat moved to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart from French side AJ Auxerre in 1995.{{cite news |title=Bundesliga: Verlaat-Wechsel zu Ajax perfekt |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga-verlaat-wechsel-zu-ajax-perfekt-a-28383.html |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=Der Spiegel |date=21 June 1999 |language=de}} For VfB Stuttgart, he made 104 appearances in the league, two in continental competitions and six in the DFB-Pokal.

Verlaat returned to former club Ajax in January 1999. The transfer fee was reported as DM8.5 million.

In summer 2000, Verlaat joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen from Ajax on a three-year contract.{{cite news |title=Kurze Meldungen |work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |issue=164 |date=18 July 2000 |page=47 |language=de}} The transfer fee paid to Ajax was reported as DM3.5{{cite news |title=Wechselbörse |work=Frankfurter Rundschau |date=17 July 2000 |page=24 |language=de}} or 4 million.

Personal life

Verlaat's son Jesper is also a footballer and has also played for Werder Bremen, albeit for the club's reserves.{{cite web |title=Verlaat: Wie der Vater so der Sohn |url=https://www.kicker.de/verlaat_wie-der-vater-so-der-sohn-668146/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=25 January 2022 |language=de |date=7 January 2017}}