Jonas De Roeck

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Jonas De Roeck
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-20) 20 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1986–1987 Rochus Deurne
1987–1991 Park Sharon Tornados
1991–1992 Cobham
1992–1999 Antwerp
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 Antwerp 31 (1)
2001–2005 Lierse 103 (8)
2005–2007 Germinal Beerschot 40 (4)
2007–2009 Gent 43 (1)
2009–2012 FC Augsburg 43 (1)
2012–2013 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 15 (0)
2013–2015 Antwerp 44 (1)
Total319(16)
International career
2000–2002 Belgium U21 12 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Lyra
2016–2017 Berchem
2017–2018 Sint-Truiden
2018–2019 Anderlecht (U21)
2018–2021 Anderlecht (assistant)
2021–2023 Westerlo
2024– Antwerp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonas De Roeck (born 20 December 1979) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player. He is currently managing Antwerp since June 2024.

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Early life

De Roeck was born in Barcelona, Spain, where his father was working as a chemical engineer at the time. As a child he also lived in the United States and England. [1]

Playing career

De Roeck started his professional career with Antwerp in 1999 and spent several seasons with other Belgian clubs such as Lierse, Germinal Beerschot and Gent before moving to Germany with FC Augsburg. [2] He returned in the summer of 2012 when he signed with Oud-Heverlee Leuven, [3] where he stayed for one season before moving back to Antwerp.

Managerial career

On 27 May 2021, De Roeck was officially announced as the new head coach of Belgian First Division B club Westerlo. He became the successor of Bob Peeters, who had not managed to lead the club to promotion to the top division in the four previous seasons. [4] Westerlo earned promotion to the Belgian First Division A in his first season at the helm. After the 2021-22 season, De Roeck signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the 2024-25 season. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jonas De Roeck (27)". Site-Sportmagazine-NL (in Dutch). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "De Roeck, Jonas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  3. "De Roeck terug in België: "Verrassen met OHL"" [De Roeck back in Belgium: Surprise with OHL] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 June 2012.
  4. "Jonas De Roeck voorgesteld als nieuwe trainer van Westerlo". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 May 2021.
  5. "Jonas De Roeck Stays". kvcwesterlo.be. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.