Geert Broeckaert Explained

Geert Broeckaert
Fullname:Geert Broeckaert
Birth Date:1960 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Zottegem, Belgium
Currentclub:RAEC Mons
Position:midfielder
Youthclubs1:AA Gent
Years1:1978–1991
Clubs2:Exc. Mouscron
Caps1:336
Goals1:18
Nationalyears1:1990
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears7:2009
Manageryears8:2009–
Managerclubs1:Exc. Mouscron (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Exc. Mouscron (youth coach)
Managerclubs4:Exc. Mouscron (youth coach)
Managerclubs6:Exc. Mouscron (assistant)
Managerclubs7:RAEC Mons (assistant)
Managerclubs8:RAEC Mons
Pcupdate:16 March 2008
Ntupdate:16 March 2008

Geert Broeckaert (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɣeːrd ˈbrukaːrt/;[1] born 15 November 1960) is a former Belgian professional football player and a football coach.

Career

Broeckaert was a youth product of AA Gent, but at the age of 17 he moved to Cercle Brugge after his father had bought off his contract. He would eventually stay 13 years in Bruges and play 375 matches for the green and black team, the second most someone ever has played for Cercle. Jules Verriest holds this record with 492 matches played. Broeckaert also won the Cercle Brugge Pop Poll 3 times. This is a record he shares with Morten Olsen, Josip Weber and Yves Feys.

Position

He used to be a technically strong midfielder.

International career

In 1990, Geert Broeckaert played his only match for Belgium, a 0–2 loss against East Germany. This also was the last ever played match of the East Germany national team.

Coaching career

In 1991, Broeckaert moved to Exc. Mouscron, where he was manager, assistant manager and youth coach. Due to the financial uncertainty at Mouscron, Broeckaert signed for RAEC Mons, to become assistant manager for Rudy Cossey. Franky Vandendriessche made this same move only a bit earlier.

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Notes and References

  1. In isolation, Geert is pronounced in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɣeːrt/.