Koen Persoons (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkun ˈpɛr.ˌsoːns]) (born 12 July 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who is the Head of Football for the Club Brugge youth academy outfit Club NXT. He is a defensive midfielder.
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koen Persoons | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ninove | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oudegem | |||
| Eendracht Aalst | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Eendracht Aalst | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Denderleeuw | 84 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | FCV Dender | 62 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Mechelen | 93 | (5) |
| 2010–2017 | Lokeren | 213 | (17) |
| 2017–2019 | OH Leuven | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Knokke | ||
| 2020–2022 | Ninove | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2018 | |||
Career edit
Persoons made his first team debut with Eendracht Aalst. When the team went bankrupt, he signed for Aalst rivals FC Denderleeuw, who became FCV Dender after their merge with Verbroedering Denderhoutem. He became popular quite quickly, and was even nicknamed Biglia by his coach Jean-Pierre Vande Velde. Even though Dender became Belgian Second Division champions in 2007, Persoons chose to sign for KV Mechelen who were also playing in Second Division. As KV Mechelen won the playoffs a few weeks later, they promoted toger with Dender to the highest level of Belgian football. Persoons retired from his playing career at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Post-playing Career edit
On 5 June 2022, Club Brugge announced that Persoons had been appointed Head of Football for the club's youth setup, Club NXT.[1]
Honours edit
Lokeren
References edit
- ^ "GUILIAN PREUD'HOMME APPOINTED AS CEO CLUB NXT AND CLUB YLA, KOEN PERSOONS BECOMES HEAD OF FOOTBALL CLUB NXT". clubbrugge.be. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "La Coupe va connaître un nouveau roi". lavenir.net. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Lokeren remporte sa deuxième Coupe de Belgique". rtbf.be. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links edit
- Koen Persoons player info at the official KV Mechelen website (in Dutch)
- Koen Persoons player info at sporza.be (in Dutch)
- Koen Persoons at Soccerway
.svg){kind=small}  | This biographical article related to association football in Belgium, about a midfielder, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |