Jonas De Roeck (born 20 December 1979) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Antwerp.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Rochus Deurne | ||
| 1987–1991 | Park Sharon Tornados | ||
| 1991–1992 | Cobham | ||
| 1992–1999 | Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Antwerp | 31 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | Lierse | 103 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Germinal Beerschot | 40 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Gent | 43 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | FC Augsburg | 43 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Antwerp | 44 | (1) |
| Total | 319 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Belgium U21 | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Lyra | ||
| 2016–2017 | Berchem | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2018–2019 | Anderlecht (U21) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Anderlecht (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Westerlo | ||
| 2024– | Antwerp | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editDe Roeck was born in Barcelona, Spain, where his father was working as a chemical engineer at the time. As a child he also lived in the United States and England.[1]
Playing career
editDe Roeck started his professional career with Antwerp in 1999 and spent several seasons with other Belgian clubs such as Lierse, Germinal Beerschot and Gent before moving to Germany with FC Augsburg.[2] He returned in the summer of 2012 when he signed with Oud-Heverlee Leuven,[3] where he stayed for one season before moving back to Antwerp.
Managerial career
editOn 27 May 2021, De Roeck was officially announced as the new head coach of Belgian First Division B club Westerlo. He became the successor of Bob Peeters, who had not managed to lead the club to promotion to the top division in the four previous seasons.[4] Westerlo earned promotion to the Belgian First Division A in his first season at the helm. After the 2021-22 season, De Roeck signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the 2024-25 season.[5]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 26 December 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Sint-Truidense | 14 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 33.33 | |||
| Anderlecht (caretaker) | 3 October 2019 | 13 October 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Westerlo | 1 July 2021 | 2 December 2023 | 90 | 37 | 20 | 33 | 41.11 | |||
| Royal Antwerp | 1 July 2024 | present | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45.45 | |||
| Total | 152 | 61 | 38 | 53 | 40.13 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Jonas De Roeck (27)". Site-Sportmagazine-NL (in Dutch). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "De Roeck, Jonas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "De Roeck terug in België: "Verrassen met OHL"" [De Roeck back in Belgium: Surprise with OHL] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Jonas De Roeck voorgesteld als nieuwe trainer van Westerlo". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Jonas De Roeck Stays". kvcwesterlo.be. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
edit- Jonas De Roeck at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jonas De Roeck at WorldFootball.net
- Jonas De Roeck at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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