Tim Smolders

Tim Smolders

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-08-26) 26 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Geel, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Brugge (head of academy)
Youth career
1988–1990	FC Netezonen Eindhout
1900–1993	Westerlo
1993–1998	Geel
1998–1999	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Club Brugge	64	(10)
2004–2006	RBC Roosendaal	60	(6)
2006–2008	Charleroi	82	(14)
2009–2012	Gent	82	(8)
2012–2015	Cercle Brugge	66	(5)
2015–2018	Zwevezele
Total		354	(43)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Cercle Brugge (player-assistant)
2018–2019	Belgium U19 (assistant)
2019–2021	Club Brugge (U-21 assistant)
2021–2022	Club Brugge (head of academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tim Smolders (born 26 August 1980) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Club Brugge, RBC Roosendaal, Charleroi, K.A.A. Gent, and Cercle Brugge.

Coaching and later career

In his last year at Cercle Brugge, Smolders combined the roles of player and assistant manager. ^[1] In August 2015, Smolders joined Belgian amateur club Zwevezele, ^[2] and after three years at the club, he officially retired in August 2018, when he was hired as an assistant manager for the Belgian U-19 national team under manager Jacky Mathijssen. ^{[3] [4]}

In June 2019, Smolders returned to Club Brugge as an assistant coach for the clubs U-21 team and talent coach for both the U-21 and U-18 teams. ^[5] On 9 August 2021, Smolders was placed in a new role at Club Brugge as the Head of the clubs Academy, Club NXT Academy. ^[6] On May 31, 2022, Club announced that they and Smolders had mutually agreed to part ways. ^[7]

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2002–03
• Belgian Cup: 2001–02 ^[8]
• Belgian Super Cup: 2002 ^[9]

References

1. Tipuric wordt assistent bij Cercle, Smolders wordt speler-coach, sporza.be, 14 October 2014
2. Tim Smolders (ex-Cercle) naar Zwevezele: ‘Titel helpen pakken’, nieuwsblad.be, 27 August 2015
3. Tim Smolders wordt assistent van Jacky Mathijssen bij Belgische U19, nieuwsblad.be, 21 August 2018
4. TIM SMOLDERS NIEUWE ASSISTENT-BONDSCOACH U19, rbfa.be, 21 August 2018
5. TRAINING AND INNOVATION KEYWORDS IN NEW CLUB BRUGGE STAFF, clubbrugge.be, 13 June 2019
6. TIM SMOLDERS NEW HEAD OF ACADEMY, clubbrugge.be, 9 August 2021
7. "TIM SMOLDERS AND CLUB BRUGGE PARTED WAYS". clubbrugge.be. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
8. "CUP BELGIUM. FINAL". besoccer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
9. "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.