Ratko Vansimpsen

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Ratko Vansimpsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-16) 16 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Dessel Sport
Number 9
Youth career
Sint-Truiden
2005–2010 Willem II
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 FC Eindhoven 46 (12)
2012–2014 Dessel Sport 51 (14)
2014–2015 Eendracht Aalst 34 (11)
2015–2016 Beerschot Wilrijk 30 (8)
2016– Dessel Sport
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Ratko Vansimpsen (born 16 July 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Dessel Sport, as a striker.

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Early and personal life

Vansimpsen was born in Sint-Truiden, Belgium. [1] He was named after Serbian goalkeeper Ratko Svilar. [2] He is half-Dutch, and from the age of 16 lived in Tilburg in the Netherlands. [2] His wife is Dutch and he speaks with a Dutch accent. [2] When not playing football, Vansimpsen cares for his young daughter. [3]

Career

Vansimpsen played youth football with Sint-Truiden and Willem II. [3]

Vansimpsen has played professionally with FC Eindhoven, Dessel Sport, Eendracht Aalst and Beerschot Wilrijk. [1] [4]

He was top scorer (with 10 goals) during his first season with FC Eindhoven, but his second season was interrupted by injury. [2] He was also the top scorer (again with 10 goals) during his first season with Dessel Sport, although his second season was also marred by injury problems. [2]

He moved from Dessel Sport to Eendracht Aalst in May 2014, after rejecting a new contract offer from his former club. [2]

He returned to Dessel Sport in May 2016. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ratko Vansimpsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RATKO VANSIMPSEN: "WIL LIEFST METEEN BEGINNEN"" (in Dutch). Eendracht Aalst. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "EVEN VOORSTELLEN... RATKO – OF ZEG MAAR "REMCO" – VANSIMPSEN" (in Dutch). Beerschot Wilrijk. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voebtal International. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. "(dd 18/05) Transferbericht Ratko Vansimpsen" (in Dutch). Dessel Sport. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.