Stef Wils

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Stef Wils
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-08) 8 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Turnhout, Belgium
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
KVV Vosselaar
FC Tielen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2006 Lierse 106 (5)
2006–2008 Westerlo 68 (6)
2009–2011 Gent 83 (8)
2011–2012 Westerlo 13 (1)
2012–2015 Cercle Brugge 75 (1)
2015–2018 Haladás 77 (5)
2018–2019 Lyra-Lierse
Managerial career
2019–2025 Antwerp (youth)
2025 Antwerp
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stef Wils (born 8 February 1982) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former centre back who was most recently the head coach of Antwerp.

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Playing career

Wils started his career at the highest level of Belgian football with Lierse, where he remained 5 seasons. He then signed for Westerlo where he was supposed to replace Chris Janssens. Wils made his move to Gent during the winter transfer window of 2008–09, before returning to Westerlo in August 2011, signing a three-year contract. After the relegation of Westerlo in 2012, he moved to Cercle Brugge. He later played for Haladás and Lyra-Lierse.

Coaching career

On 22 June 2025, Wils was appointed head coach of Antwerp. [1] Later that year, he was dismissed from his position on 23 November, following a 1–2 home defeat against FCV Dender EH, the bottom-placed team in the Belgian Pro League. [2]

Honours

K.A.A. Gent

References

  1. "Stef Wils est promu au poste de T1 à l'Antwerp, avec Faris Haroun pour assistant". dhnet.be (in French). 22 June 2025.
  2. "Antwerp sack Stef Wils following defeat to Dender". OneFootball. 24 November 2025.