Gaëtan Englebert

Gaëtan Englebert (born 11 June 1976) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current director of football of RFC Liège.

Gaëtan Englebert
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-11) 11 June 1976
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 JS Villers l'Evêque
1987–1996 FC Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 FC Liège 32 (6)
1997–1999 Sint-Truiden 66 (4)
1999–2008 Club Brugge 254 (22)
2008–2010 Tours 74 (2)
2010–2011 Metz 21 (0)
2011–2012 Coxyde 20 (0)
2012–2013 FC Liège
Total 467 (34)
National team
1998 Belgium U18 2 (0)
1996–1997 Belgium U21 3 (0)
2001–2006 Belgium 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Liège, Englebert started playing professionally with local Royal Football Club after spending nearly one decade in its youth system. In 1997, after one season, he moved to K. Sint-Truidense VV, where he made his Pro League debuts.

Two years later Englebert signed for Club Brugge KV, being one of the club's most important midfield members during his eight-year spell as it won, amongst other accolades, two leagues and three cups. Overall, he appeared in 344 matches and scored 26 goals.

At already 32, Englebert would have his first experience abroad, signing a two-year deal with Tours FC of Ligue 2, in June 2008.[1] On 31 August 2010, choosing to stay in the category, he moved to FC Metz.[2][3]

In July 2011, Englebert returned to his country and joined third level side K.V.V. Coxyde. In the following transfer window he returned to Liège, where he played until 2013; he continued working with the latter club after retiring, as its director of football.[4]

International career

Englebert collected nine caps for Belgium, the first one arriving on 28 February 2001 as the Red Devils thrashed San Marino for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (10–1 in Brussels).

The national side made it to the final stages in South Korea/Japan and the player – following another solid season at Brugges – was picked for the squad-of-23, but he did not leave the bench.

Honours

Sint-Truiden[5]

Club Brugge[6]

Belgium

References
  1. "Signature de Gaëtan Englebert" [Gaëtan Englebert signs] (in French). Tours FC. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  2. Englebert signe à Metz (Englebert signs with Metz); L'Équipe, 31 August 2010 (in French)
  3. Le Belge Englebert transféré de Tours à Metz (Belgian Englebert from Tours to Metz); Le Parisien, 31 August 2010 (in French)
  4. "Gaëtan Englebert nommé directeur sportif du RFC Liégeois" [Gaëtan Englebert appointed sporting director of RFC Liège] (in French). La Meuse. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. Richard. "Stadion Stayen - Sint Truiden VV - Voetbalstadion.NET". Voetbalstadion.net - Alle grote voetbalstadions in Europa (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Club Brugge | Palmares".
  7. "Voetbal - Belgische Beker : Erelijst en medaillewinnaars". www.sportuitslagen.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
  9. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  10. FIFA.com. "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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