Jonas Ivens

Jonas Ivens (born 14 October 1984 in Beveren) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant manager of Club Brugge KV.

Jonas Ivens
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984
Place of birth Beveren, Belgium
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Beveren 4 (0)
2004–2006 Deinze 62 (4)
2006–2010 Mechelen 118 (14)
2010–2014 FC Groningen 54 (2)
2013 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2014 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Niki Volos 14 (1)
2015–2016 Cercle Brugge 4 (0)
2016 Deinze 12 (1)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Waasland-Beveren (reserves)
2019– Club Brugge (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He made a name of himself in his homeland Belgium, before moving to Dutch football in the summer of 2010 after signing with Groningen.

Career

Belgium

Ivens broke through to the first team of hometown club KSK Beveren in the 2003–04 season. He played one season for the club, in a period in which Jean-Marc Guillou guided Beveren to a more attractive financial situation through talented Ivorian players. This meant a limited opportunity for Ivens to play in the first team, which resulted in moving to second division side KMSK Deinze in 2004.[1] There he played two seasons, before being signed by KV Mechelen in the spring of 2006. With Mechelen he promoted to the Belgian Pro League, and became captain of the team.

FC Groningen

On 16 June 2010, Ivens signed a four-year contract with Groningen. Groningen paid a €500,000 fee for the player.[2][3] He made his first-team debut in a 2–2 Eredivisie draw against Ajax on 8 August 2010.[4]

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2015-16 season, Ivens was hired as a physical coach at Waasland-Beveren.[5] In the summer 2018, he also took charge of the club's reserve team beside his job as a physical coach for the first team.[6]

In the summer 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Club Brugge KV under manager Philippe Clement.[7]

References
General
Specific
  1. "Sportwereld - Ivens Jonas (Deinze)". Sportwereld. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. "FC Groningen versterkt zich met Ivens" [FC Groningen strengthens themselves with Ivens]. sport1.nl (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. "FC Groningen versterkt zich met 'voorbeeldprof' Ivens" [FC Groningen strengthens themselves with 'model pro' Ivens]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. "FC Groningen - Ajax (08-08-2010)". Voetbal International. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  5. JONAS IVENS NIEUWE PHYSICAL COACH OP DE FREETHIEL, waasland-beveren.be, 1 June 2016
  6. JONAS IVENS WORDT BELOFTENCOACH VAN WAASLAND-BEVEREN, voetbalkrant.com, 17 June 2018
  7. JONAS IVENS VERLAAT DE FREETHIEL, waasland-beveren.be, 13 June 2019


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