Hans Somers

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Hans Somers
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Somers with FC Utrecht in 2007
Personal information
Full name Hans Somers
Date of birth (1978-03-09) 9 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven (manager)
Youth career
1985–1989 VC Rijmenam
1989–1996 Lierse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2001 Lierse 97 (21)
2001–2004 Trabzonspor 70 (9)
2004–2010 Utrecht 119 (10)
2011–2015 KSV Schriek
2015–2016 Tielt-Winge 3000
Managerial career
2017–2018 Hasselt
2018–2020 Genk (U-18)
2020–2023 Genk (U-21)
2023 OH Leuven (assistant)
2023–2024 Deinze
2024– OH Leuven (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hans Somers (born 9 March 1978) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is currently managing OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League.

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Playing career

Somers started his professional career with Lierse, where he played for five seasons, and was a regular in three of those seasons. [1] A midfielder, his strengths were in the passing game. During his time at Utrecht, he became renowned for his long throw-in. [2] After his stint at Lierse, Somers left for Turkey where he started playing for Trabzonspor. There too, he became an established starter in midfield. After three seasons with Trabzonspor, Somers moved to the Dutch Eredivisie in 2004 where he played for Utrecht. [3] One of his most memorable moments at the club came in the 2004 Johan Cruyff Shield against Ajax; his official debut for the club. Somers came on as a substitute when Utrecht were losing 2–1, and promptly scored twice to put them 3–2 up. [1] They went on to win 4–2. [4] In the regular season, however, he would score only twice in 27 appearances, something he would repeat in the following seasons. [5]

After leaving Utrecht, Somers moved to Belgian lower-league club KSV Schriek in October 2011. [6]

Managerial career

Somers started his career as head coach of Hasselt. [7] From 2018 until 2023, he worked as a coach for KRC Genk U18 and later also the U21 team of the club, Young Genk, in the Challenger Pro League. During those 5 years, he was crowned champion 4 times and reached the UEFA Youth League round of 16 twice. [8]

In June 2023 it was confirmed, that Somers would become the assistant coach of Marc Brys at Oud-Heverlee Leuven from the beginning of the 2023-24 season, replacing Sven Swinnen. [9] However, on 6 October 2023, the club announced that they mutually decided to part ways with Somers. [10] On 14 November 2023, Somers took charge of Challenger Pro League side Deinze, replacing Marc Grosjean. [11]

Honours

Lierse

Trabzonspor

Utrecht

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aan tafel met Hans Somers". krcgenk-jeugd.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Grensrechter in hoofdrol bij FC Utrecht - Vitesse". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hans Somers (Trabzonspor) au FC Utrecht". La Libre (in French). 28 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Koeman disappointed with missing first trophy of season". english.ajax.nl. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "H. Somers". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Ceulemans, Leon (5 October 2011). "Hans Somers bij Schriek verlengstuk van trainer". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Trainer Hans Somers en Sporting Hasselt uit elkaar Archived 2018-09-04 at the Wayback Machine ‚ sportinghasselt.be, 7 February 2018
  8. ↑ "Hans Somers nieuwe trainer beloften". krcgenk-jeugd.be (in Dutch). KRC Genk Jeugd. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Hans Somers wordt nieuwe assistent-coach OH Leuven, nieuwsblad.be, 13 June 2023
  10. ↑ Brys ziet speler uitvallen én opvallende pion vertrekken, voetbalnieuws.be, 6 October 2023
  11. ↑ Hans Somers is de nieuwe hoofdcoach van KMSK Deinze!, kmskdeinze.be, 14 November 2023
  12. ↑ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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