Jan Wuytens

Jan Wuytens
Personal information
Full name Jan Wuytens
Date of birth (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985 (age 39)
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

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

He is a former Belgium Under-19 international.

Personal

Jan is also the cousin of Stijn Wuytens, who plays professionally for AZ Alkmaar.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jan Wuytens rond met FC Utrecht". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. ^ Jan Wuytens naar Utrecht
  3. ^ Jan Wuytens vertrekt naar Utrecht
  4. ^ Sporting Hasselt verrast met Hans Somers en Jan Wuytens als nieuw trainersduo‚ hln.be, 17 June 2017
  5. ^ "'KRC Genk haalt twee ex-profspelers binnen bij de jeugd'". voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ Belg Jan Wuytens ruilt Heracles voor FC Utrecht


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