Sepp De Roover (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛb də ˈroːvər]; born 12 November 1984) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a right back and is currently managing Young Reds Antwerp.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Geel, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Reds Antwerp | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Verbroedering Geel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Verbroedering Geel | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Westerlo | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Eindhoven | 37 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Sparta Rotterdam | 53 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Groningen | 51 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | SC Lokeren | 27 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | NAC Breda | 38 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | KFC De Kempen | ||
| 2016–2019 | KSAV St. Dimpna | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Wezel Sport | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | ||
| 2023 | Heist | ||
| 2023–2024 | OH Leuven (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Young Reds Antwerp | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editDe Roover played as a defender and was born in Geel. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005–06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In 2008, he signed to play for FC Groningen.
De Roover played for the Belgium national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
On 12 June 2010 it was announced that De Roover will play for SC Lokeren as of the start of the 2010–2011 season. On 5 August 2012 it was announced that De Roover was sent on loan to NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He made a permanent transfer to NAC in June 2013.
Coaching career
editOn 8 January 2020 it was confirmed, that De Roover would become the head coach of Wezel Sport.[3]
References
edit- ^ "De Kempen haalt Sep De Roover van NAC Breda". nnieuws.be. 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Sepp De Roover Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ EX-NAC: SEPP DE ROOVER START TRAINERSCARRIÈRE IN BELGIË, bsiderats.nl, 8 January 2020
External links
edit- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Sepp De Roover at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sepp De Roover at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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