Jan Wuytens
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Wuytens | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2004 | PSV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Heracles Almelo | 79 | (5) |
2009–2013 | Utrecht | 126 | (6) |
2013–2016 | AZ | 33 | (0) |
2017–2018 | KSC Hasselt | ||
Managerial career | |||
2017–2018 | KSC Hasselt (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Wuytens (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑɱ ˈʋœytəns]; born 9 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Career
[edit]Wuytens is a defender who was born in Hasselt and began his career with PSV Eindhoven in 1997.[1] He left after seven years and joined Heracles Almelo, making his professional debut in the 2005–06 season.[2] On 15 June 2009 league rivals FC Utrecht bought the defender for €900,000.[3]
On 2 August 2016, his contract until 2017 was terminated. He joined KSC Hasselt as a player-assistant in 2017.[4] In June 2018, Wuytens became a youth coach with Genk.[5]
International career
[edit]He is a former Belgium Under-19 international.
Personal
[edit]Jan is also the cousin of Stijn Wuytens, who plays professionally for AZ Alkmaar.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Wuytens rond met FC Utrecht". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Jan Wuytens naar Utrecht
- ^ Jan Wuytens vertrekt naar Utrecht
- ^ Sporting Hasselt verrast met Hans Somers en Jan Wuytens als nieuw trainersduo‚ hln.be, 17 June 2017
- ^ "'KRC Genk haalt twee ex-profspelers binnen bij de jeugd'". voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Belg Jan Wuytens ruilt Heracles voor FC Utrecht
External links
[edit]- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Heracles Almelo players
- FC Utrecht players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Footballers from Hasselt
- Men's association football defenders
- Belgian football managers
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian football defender stubs