Siebe Blondelle

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Siebe Blondelle
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Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Ath, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)
Youth career
1992–1995 Hoger op Oedelem
1995–2000 Cercle Brugge
2000–2002 Club Brugge
2002–2005 Vitesse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Vitesse 15 (1)
2007–2008 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 16 (1)
2008–2010 Dender EH 63 (3)
2010 → Rot Weiss Ahlen (loan) 5 (0)
2010–2012 Mons 53 (1)
2012–2015 Waasland-Beveren 81 (2)
2015–2020 Eupen 115 (5)
2020–2023 Deinze 32 (2)
Total380(15)
International career
2003–2004 Belgium U17 12 (2)
2003–2005 Belgium U18 17 (1)
2005–2006 Belgium U19 7 (0)
2007 Belgium U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Siebe Blondelle (born 20 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is coach of the Club Brugge' U18 team. A centre-back during his playing days, Blondelle played for clubs in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and was a Belgium youth international.

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Playing career

Blondelle is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse Arnhem squad in the 2005–06 season. [2] For the 2008–09 season, Blondelle signed a contract with Jupiler League side FCV Dender. [3] In January 2010, he left FCV Dender to sign a loan deal for Rot Weiss Ahlen. [4] After that, he signed a contract with Mons. [5] There he played mostly in the Belgian Second Division, but also gained experience in the Jupiler Pro League. In total, he made 64 appearances, scored one goal and made five assists. [6]

On 1 July 2012, he signed a contract with Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren. [7] There he quickly became a regular starter and played three years for the club in the highest tier. He finished his spell with 66 appearances and five goals. [6]

On 1 July 2015, he was signed by the Belgian club Eupen. [8] There, he was an integral part of the team which promoted back to the Belgian First Division A after one season. He was appointed captain of the team at the end of the 2018–19 season. [9]

After his contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season, [10] Blondelle moved to Deinze, who had been promoted to Belgian Second Division for the 2020–21 season, and signed a three-year contract there. [11]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Blondelle was appointed assistant first-team coach of his last club Deinze. [12] In 2024, he became coach in Club Brugge's academy, starting as coach of the under-18 team. [13]

International career

Blondelle is former youth international and played for the U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 from Belgium.

References

  1. ↑ Siebe Blondelle at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "OfficiĆ«le supporterssite van de Vitesse/AGOVV jeugd – Oud spelers" (in Dutch). vitesse-agovv.live.atention.nl.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "HLN: Belgisch Voetbal – Fred en Siebe Blondelle voor twee jaar naar Dender". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Officiel : Siebe Blondelle en Allemagne" (in French). footgoal.net. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Blondelle (Dender) signe au Rot Weiss Ahlen (D2 allemande)". sudinfo.be (in French). 27 January 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Belgium – S. Blondelle – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Walckiers, Johan (19 June 2012). "Blondelle naar Waasland-Beveren: "Hopen op seizoen zoals bij Bergen"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "Eupen neemt Siebe Blondelle over van Waasland-Beveren". De Morgen (in Dutch). 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Notermans, Mike (26 April 2019). "AS Eupen: Siebe Blondelle ist der neue Kapitän". GrenzEcho (in German).
  10. ↑ "AS Eupen: Es werden noch vier bis fünf Neuzugänge erwartet". BRF Nachrichten (in German). 7 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Siebe Blondelle: Der Routinier wechselt zum SK Deinze". BRF Nachrichten (in German). 9 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Siebe Blondelle (37) uit Oostkamp wordt T3 bij KMSK Deinze: "Trainer worden zit al lang in mijn hoofd"" [Siebe Blondelle (37) from Oostkamp becomes third assistant coach at KMSK Deinze: 'Becoming a coach has been on my mind for a long time']. KW.be (in Flemish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Siebe Blondelle nieuwe trainer van Club NXT U18" [Siebe Blondelle new coach of Club NXT U18]. Club Brugge (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2026.


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