Tim Smolders
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1980 | ||
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
Club Brugge
References[edit]
- ^ Tipuric wordt assistent bij Cercle, Smolders wordt speler-coach, sporza.be, 14 October 2014
- ^ Tim Smolders (ex-Cercle) naar Zwevezele: ‘Titel helpen pakken’, nieuwsblad.be, 27 August 2015
- ^ Tim Smolders wordt assistent van Jacky Mathijssen bij Belgische U19, nieuwsblad.be, 21 August 2018
- ^ TIM SMOLDERS NIEUWE ASSISTENT-BONDSCOACH U19, rbfa.be, 21 August 2018
- ^ TRAINING AND INNOVATION KEYWORDS IN NEW CLUB BRUGGE STAFF, clubbrugge.be, 13 June 2019
- ^ TIM SMOLDERS NEW HEAD OF ACADEMY, clubbrugge.be, 9 August 2021
- ^ "TIM SMOLDERS AND CLUB BRUGGE PARTED WAYS". clubbrugge.be. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "CUP BELGIUM. FINAL". besoccer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Tim Smolders at FootballDatabase.eu
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- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
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- RBC Roosendaal players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
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