Mels van Driel (born Rotterdam, 2 February 1983) is a Dutch retired footballer, now technical manager of ASWH.
Club career Van Driel played in the youth of Feyenoord and in Feyenoord's first squad in the Eredivisie (2002).
Van Driel then played for Eerste Divisie teams Excelsior (2003–2005), Fortuna Sittard (2005–2008) and RBC Roosendaal (2008–2011), for the latter 2 doubling as captain. At Fortuna Sittard he had asked a referee that an opponent from Helmond Sport would be given a yellow card, after which another Helmond Sporter "greeted" Van Driel with the Nazi salute.
From 2011 to 2020 Van Driel played for ASWH. In August 2020, after playing in the preparations for a new season, he quit active playing and became the technical manager of ASWH.
International career As an international, Van Driel played in the Netherlands national under-21 football team.
Career statistics Season Club Caps Goals League2003/04 Excelsior351Eerste Divisie2004/05 Excelsior300Eerste Divisie2005/06 Fortuna Sittard320Eerste Divisie2006/07 Fortuna Sittard340Eerste Divisie2007/08 Fortuna Sittard170Eerste Divisie2007/08 RBC120Eerste Divisie2008/09 RBC301Eerste Divisie2009/10 RBC40Eerste Divisie2010/11 RBC260Eerste DivisieTotals 2202
References
External links Mels van Driel at Eersterat