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. 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. The transfer fee paid to Ajax was reported as DM3.5 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. Honours Ajax European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1986–87 Auxerre French Cup: 1993–94 VfB Stuttgart DFB-Pokal: 1996–97 References External links Profile at dutchplayers.nl 1968 births Living people Footballers from Haarlem Dutch footballers Association football defenders Netherlands international footballers Eredivisie players Ligue 1 players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players AFC Ajax players FC Lausanne-Sport players AJ Auxerre players VfB Stuttgart players SV Werder Bremen players FK Austria Wien players SK Sturm Graz players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany