Sepp De Roover

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Roover, not Roover.
Sepp De Roover
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Geel, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Young Reds Antwerp
Youth career
Verbroedering Geel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Verbroedering Geel 11 (0)
2002–2003 Westerlo 0 (0)
2003–2005 PSV 0 (0)
2005–2006 FC Eindhoven 37 (1)
2006–2008 Sparta Rotterdam 53 (3)
2008–2010 FC Groningen 51 (3)
2010–2013 SC Lokeren 27 (1)
2012–2013 → NAC Breda (loan) 30 (1)
2013–2015 NAC Breda 38 (0)
2015–2016 KFC De Kempen
2016–2019 KSAV St. Dimpna
International career
2007 Belgium U21 4 (0)
2009 Belgium 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Wezel Sport
2022–2023 Lierse Kempenzonen U21
2023 Heist
2023–2024 OH Leuven (assistant)
2024– Young Reds Antwerp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sepp De Roover (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɛb də ˈroːvər]; born 12 November 1984) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a right back and is currently managing Young Reds Antwerp.[1]

Career

Club career

De Roover played as a defender and was born in Geel. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005–06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In 2008, he signed to play for FC Groningen.

De Roover played for the Belgium national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

On 12 June 2010 it was announced that De Roover will play for SC Lokeren as of the start of the 2010–2011 season. On 5 August 2012 it was announced that De Roover was sent on loan to NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He made a permanent transfer to NAC in June 2013.

Coaching career

On 8 January 2020 it was confirmed, that De Roover would become the head coach of Wezel Sport.[3]

References

  1. ^ "De Kempen haalt Sep De Roover van NAC Breda". nnieuws.be. 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Sepp De Roover Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  3. ^ EX-NAC: SEPP DE ROOVER START TRAINERSCARRIÈRE IN BELGIË, bsiderats.nl, 8 January 2020


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