Jan-Pieter Martens

Jan-Pieter Martens
Personal information
Date of birth	23 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Bilzen, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1984	Lanaken VV
1984–1985	FC Camara
1985–1989	K.S.C. Hasselt
1989–1993	KV Mechelen
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1996	KV Mechelen
1996–1998	Roda JC
1998–2003	SK Sturm Graz
2003–2004	TuS FC Arnfels
2004–2005	FC Untersiebenbrunn
Managerial career
2012–2013	Sint-Truidense V.V. (technical director)
2013–2019	FC Schalke 04 (team manager)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan-Pieter Martens (born 23 September 1974) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a midfielder. From 2013 to 2019 he was team manager at FC Schalke 04.

Career

Martens began his professional career at K.V. Mechelen, where he was a member of the first team from 1993. For the 1996/97 season he moved to Roda JC Kerkrade, with whom he won the 1997 KNVB Cup. From January 1998 to June 2003, he played for SK Sturm Graz, with whom he was Austrian champion in 1998 and 1999 and Austrian cup winner in 1999. He also took part in the 1998/99, 1999/00 and 2000/01 UEFA Champions League seasons. From 2003 to 2005 he ended his career at TuS FC Arnfels and SC Untersiebenbrunn.^[1]^[2]

He also played futsal for 1. FSC Graz.^[3]

On 29 February 2012, Martens became Technical Director of Sint-Truidense V.V..^[4] He left the club again for the 2013/14 season and acted as team manager of FC Schalke 04 until April 2019.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Honours

Roda JC

KNVB Cup: 1996–97^[8]

References

^ Kolb, Günter (3 February 2016). "Der belgische Hansdampf in allen Gassen" (in German). sturmnetz.at. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ Krennhuber, Reinhard (1 March 2005). "Zwischen Lochpass und Lovesong" (in German). ballesterer.at. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "1. FSC Graz" (in German). austria-forum.org. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "#056 JAN-PIETER MARTENS" (in German). kaffeehaustalk.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ ""Wilmots verkauft dir schwarzen Tisch als weißen"" (in German). laola1.at. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Die Karrierewege der Osim-Schüler" (in German). Die Presse. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Schalke sorgt für mehr Klarheit in Teammanager-Posse" (in German). Sport. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL". totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

External links

Jan-Pieter Martens at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Kolb, Günter (3 February 2016). "Der belgische Hansdampf in allen Gassen" (in German). sturmnetz.at. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[2] Krennhuber, Reinhard (1 March 2005). "Zwischen Lochpass und Lovesong" (in German). ballesterer.at. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[3] "1. FSC Graz" (in German). austria-forum.org. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[4] "#056 JAN-PIETER MARTENS" (in German). kaffeehaustalk.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[5] ""Wilmots verkauft dir schwarzen Tisch als weißen"" (in German). laola1.at. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[6] "Die Karrierewege der Osim-Schüler" (in German). Die Presse. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[7] "Schalke sorgt für mehr Klarheit in Teammanager-Posse" (in German). Sport. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[8] "1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL". totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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