Jelle ten Rouwelaar (; born 24 December 1980 in Joure) is a Dutch retired footballer, who started his professional career in the 1998–99 season playing for FC Emmen. He was the first-choice goalkeeper of NAC Breda for nine years in which he hardly missed a match. In March 2011, he received a call-up for the Netherlands national team, but he did not play.

On 29 April 2016, during the match against Go Ahead Eagles the fans started to applaud his recently deceased mother at the 61st minute in reference to his mother's age. On 19 May 2016, he played his last match during the playoffs of the Dutch professional competitions.

Jelle ten Rouwelaar

References

External links

Voetbal International profile

1980 births

Living people

Dutch men's footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

FC Emmen players

PSV Eindhoven players

FC Groningen players

FC Twente players

PEC Zwolle players

FC Eindhoven players

FK Austria Wien players

NAC Breda players

Eredivisie players

Eerste Divisie players

Austrian Football Bundesliga players

Dutch expatriate men's footballers

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria

Expatriate men's footballers in Austria

Footballers from Friesland

People from Skarsterlân

Jelle ten Rouwelaar