Roel Brouwers (; born 28 November 1981) is a Dutch former footballer who last played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

Brouwers played the majority of his professional career in Germany. He started at hometown amateur side Weltania Heerlen and had a few seasons with Roda JC before moving abroad to play for SC Paderborn 07. He then spent 9 years with

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

, for whom he made his Champions League debut in September 2015 against Sevilla. He rejoined Roda in summer 2016, only to finish his career in October 2016 after losing his place in the starting line-up and suffering minor injuries.

Personal life

Although he was under contract at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Brouwers used to live with his wife and son in the Netherlands, in Voerendaal near the German border, 80 motorway kilometres located from Mönchengladbach.

References

1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Heerlen People from Voerendaal Dutch footballers Association football central defenders Roda JC Kerkrade players SC Paderborn 07 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Eredivisie players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub