Koen Daerden

Koen Daerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkun ˈdaːr.də(n)]; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk.

Koen Daerden
Personal information
Full name Koen Daerden
Date of birth (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Racing Genk (head of youth)
Youth career
K.V.'s Herenelderen FC
KSK Tongeren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Racing Genk 162 (24)
2006–2010 Club Brugge 47 (16)
2010–2012 Standard Liège 26 (10)
2011–2012Sint-Truiden (loan) 19 (1)
2013 MVV Maastricht 11 (1)
Total 265 (52)
National team
2000–2001 Belgium U18 9 (3)
2001–2003 Belgium U21 8 (3)
2002–2007 Belgium 10 (3)
Teams managed
2014–2015 MVV Maastricht (assistant)[1]
2014–2015 Racing Genk (youth)[2]
2015– Racing Genk (head of youth)[3]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Daerden was born in Tongeren. He started his senior career with K.R.C. Genk, where he became captain.

He signed a one-year contract with Club Brugge in June 2006 for a reported transfer fee of 4,000,000.

On 15 January 2010, Daerden joined Standard Liège from Club Brugge until June 2013.[4] However, after a loan spell at Sint-Truiden, he was released in the summer of 2013 due to a lack of playing time.

After being on trial with Dutch side Willem II in the summer of 2013, Daerden eventually signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On the last day of 2013, Daerden decided to retire from professional football as a result of sustained injuries.

International career

Daerden also played 10 times for the Belgian national team.[5]

Personal life

Daerden and his girlfriend Lisbeth became parents for the first time on 2 November 2006 of twin boys Sander and Brian. Koen is the son of ex-footballer Jos Daerden. Koen has one younger brother, born 1986.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daerden goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Koen Daerden
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 March 2005Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina2–14–12006 World Cup Qualification
27 September 2005Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp San Marino2–08–02006 World Cup Qualification
36–0

References

  1. Koen Daerden assistent-trainer MVV, MVV Maastricht, 13 February 2014
  2. Koen Daerden actief in Genkse jeugdwerking Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, KRC Genk, 23 March 2014
  3. Koen Daerden keert terug naar Racing Genk, MVV Maastricht, 7 May 2015
  4. Koen Daerden Archived 18 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Officiel : Koen Daerden quitte Bruges pour le Standard Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Koen Daerden". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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