Gaëtan Englebert

Gaëtan Englebert

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-06-11) 11 June 1976
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Liège (Sporting director)
Youth career
1986–1987	JS Villers l'Evêque
1987–1996	FC Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	FC Liège	32	(6)
1997–1999	Sint-Truiden	66	(4)
1999–2008	Club Brugge	257	(22)
2008–2010	Tours	74	(2)
2010–2011	Metz	21	(0)
2011–2012	Coxyde	20	(0)
2012–2013	FC Liège
International career
1998	Belgium U18	2	(0)
1996–1997	Belgium U21	3	(0)
2001–2006	Belgium	9	(0)
Managerial career
2013–	FC Liège (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gaëtan Englebert (born 11 June 1976) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently working as sporting director for FC Liège.

Club career

Born in Liège, Englebert started playing professionally with local Royal Football Club after spending nearly one decade in its youth system. In 1997, after one season, he moved to K. Sint-Truidense VV, where he made his top division debuts.

Two years later Englebert signed for Club Brugge KV, being one of the club's most important midfield members during his eight-year spell as it won, amongst other accolades, two leagues and three cups. Overall, he appeared in 344 matches and scored 26 goals.

At already 32, Englebert would have his first experience abroad, signing a two-year deal with Tours FC of Ligue 2, in June 2008. On 31 August 2010, choosing to stay in the category, he moved to FC Metz.

In July 2011, Englebert returned to his country and joined third level side K.V.V. Coxyde. In the following transfer window he returned to Liège, where he played until 2013.

International career

Englebert collected nine caps for Belgium, the first one arriving on 28 February 2001 as the Red Devils thrashed San Marino for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (10–1 in Brussels).

The national side made it to the final stages in South Korea/Japan and the player – following another solid season at Brugges – was picked for the squad-of-23, but he did not leave the bench.

Honours

• Belgian League: 2002–03, 2004–05
• Belgian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07; Runner-up 2004–05
• Belgian Supercup: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005; Runner-up 2007

External links

• L'Équipe stats (French)
• Club Brugge archives (Dutch)
• National team data
• Gaëtan Englebert at National-Football-Teams.com
• Gaëtan Englebert – FIFA competition record