Sandy Martens

Sandy Martens

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-12-23) 23 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Opbrakel, East Flanders, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1981–1993	Olsa Brakel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Olsa Brakel	30	(18)
1994–1999	Gent	143	(39)
1999–2003	Club Brugge	130	(34)
2004–2007	Gent	49	(4)
2007–2008	KSK Beveren	26	(5)
2008–2011	KSV Oudenaarde	24	(6)
2012–2013	KVV Windeke
International career
1999–2003	Belgium	11	(3)
Managerial career
2012	Gent (youth)[ citation needed ]
2012–2013	KVV Windeke (playing coach) [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandy Martens (born 23 December 1972) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward spent most of his career with Gent and Club Brugge. ^[2] He is a former Belgium international, with a record of 3 goals in 11 games.

Career

Born in Opbrakel, East Flanders, Martens started off his career with Olsa Brakel, a club in Belgium's fourth division. In 1993, he moved to AA Gent (First Division, Jupiler League). In his first match, at home against SK Beveren, he scored immediately, making him a crowd's favourite. He remained one of the leading players in Gent until 1999.

In 1999 Martens moved to Club Brugge. ^[3] It was also the period in which he turned Belgian international. He debuted for the Belgium national team on 27 March 1999 against Bulgaria. His last international appearance was against Croatia in August 2003.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Belgian Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olsa Brakel	1993–94		30	18
Gent	1994–95	Belgian First Division	31	10
	1995–96		32	9
	1996–97		30	6
	1997–98		22	6
	1998–99		28	8
Club Brugge	1999–2000	Belgian First Division	29	4
	2000–01		31	8
	2001–02		26	5
	2002–03		30	14
	2003–04		15	2
Gent	2003–04	Belgian First Division	11	0
	2004–05		3	1
	2005–06		28	2
	2006–07		7	1
Beveren	2007–08	Belgian Second Division	26	5
	2008–09
Career total			379	99

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2002–03
• Belgian Cup: 2001–02
• Belgian Super Cup: 2002 ^[4]

References

1. "Sandy Martens kiest voor KVV Windeke". nieuwsblad.be. 10 August 2012.
2. Sandy Martens at WorldFootball.net
3. "Stats Centre: Sandy Martens Facts". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
4. "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

External links

• Sandy Martens at National-Football-Teams.com