Koen Daerden

Belgian football coach and former player

Koen Daerden
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-03-08) 8 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tongeren, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Racing Genk (head of youth)
Youth career
	K.V.'s Herenelderen FC
	KSK Tongeren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2006	Racing Genk	162	(24)
2006–2010	Club Brugge	47	(16)
2010–2012	Standard Liège	26	(10)
2011–2012	→ Sint-Truiden (loan)	19	(1)
2013	MVV Maastricht	11	(1)
Total		265	(52)
International career
2000–2001	Belgium U18	9	(3)
2001–2003	Belgium U21	8	(3)
2002–2007	Belgium	10	(3)
Managerial career
2014–2015	MVV Maastricht (assistant)^[1]
2014–2015	Racing Genk (youth)^[2]
2015–	Racing Genk (head of youth)^[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koen Daerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkun ˈdaːr.də(n)]; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk.

Club career

Daerden was born in Tongeren. He started his senior career with K.R.C. Genk, where he became captain.

He signed a one-year contract with Club Brugge in June 2006 for a reported transfer fee of €4,000,000.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 January 2010, Daerden joined Standard Liège from Club Brugge until June 2013.^[4] However, after a loan spell at Sint-Truiden, he was released in the summer of 2013 due to a lack of playing time.

After being on trial with Dutch side Willem II in the summer of 2013, Daerden eventually signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On the last day of 2013, Daerden decided to retire from professional football as a result of sustained injuries.

International career

Daerden also played ten times for the Belgium national team.^[5]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daerden goal.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Koen Daerden
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2005	Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	4–1	2006 World Cup Qualification
2	7 September 2005	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	San Marino	2–0	8–0	2006 World Cup Qualification
3	7 September 2005	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	San Marino	6–0	8–0	2006 World Cup Qualification

Honours

Genk

Belgian First Division: 2001–02
Belgian Cup: 1999–2000^[7]

Standard Liège

Belgian Cup: 2010–11^[8]

References

^ "Koen Daerden assistent-trainer MVV", MVV Maastricht, 13 February 2014
^ Koen Daerden actief in Genkse jeugdwerking Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, KRC Genk, 23 March 2014
^ Koen Daerden keert terug naar Racing Genk, MVV Maastricht, 7 May 2015
^ Koen Daerden Archived 18 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Officiel : Koen Daerden quitte Bruges pour le Standard Archived 19 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Koen Daerden". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ "Belgium Cups 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "CUP BELGIUM. FINAL". besoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.