Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer and former team manager of R.S.C. Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he is the assistant-coach of K.V. Kortrijk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gunter Van Handenhoven | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Gent | 17 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | Metz | 59 | (1) |
| 2003 | Gent | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | La Louvière | 42 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Lokeren | 14 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Sint-Niklaas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Al Ahli | ||
| 2008–2009 | Roeselare | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | KFCO Wilrijk | ||
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Belgium U-21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Anderlecht U16[1][2] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Anderlecht (team manager)[2] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Van Handenhoven was born in Sint-Niklaas. He made an early breakthrough in Belgian first division and soon he was transferred to FC Metz.[3] But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008, he returned to the Belgian first division to play for Roeselare.
International career edit
Van Handenhoven played for Belgium U-21. He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]
Personal life edit
He was for four years married to model Ann Van Elsen, with whom he has daughter June,[5] and is the brother of Sandrine Van Handenhoven, a singer, who ended fourth in Idool 2004.
References edit
- ^ Profile at Footballdatabase
- ^ a b Anderlecht vond bekende als nieuwe teammanager, voetbalkrant.com, 31 May 2012
- ^ Profile Archived 7 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
- ^ Gunter Van Handenhoven – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Huwelijk Ann Van Elsen definitief voorbij - Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch)
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