Sven Vermant

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Sven Vermant

Full name	Sven Vermant
Date of birth	April 4, 1973 (1973-04-04) (age 35)
Place of birth	Lier, Belgium
Height	183 cm
Playing position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Club Brugge
Number	3
Youth clubs
	KV Hooikt,
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1993 1993-2001 2001-2005 2005-present	KV Mechelen Club Brugge FC Schalke 04 Club Brugge	21 (4) 243 (67) 98 (6) 69 (5)
National team
1995-2004	Belgium	18 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Sven Vermant (born April 4, 1973 in Lier) is a Belgian football midfielder who, as of 2005, is playing for Club Brugge.

Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to Club Brugge, where he won two titles (1996, 1998) and two times the Belgian Cup (1995, 1996). Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to FC Schalke 04 in 2001. In Schalke he won the DFB-Pokal (the German Cup) in 2001 and 2002.

In 2005 Vermant returned to his old love Club Brugge where he currently has a contract until 2008. He plays the position of defensive midfielfder and is the team-captain.

Vermant has collected 18 caps with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut in 1995 on August 23, Belgium - Germany (1-2).

[edit] 400 Caps

On December 9, 2007 he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won (1-2). Vermant is the 9th player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone.

[edit] Private Life

Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve (Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son, Romeo (° 2004).

[edit] Statistics

season	club	country	competition	games	goals
1991/92	KV Mechelen	Belgium	Eerste klasse	1	0
1992/93	KV Mechelen	Belgium	Eerste klasse	20	4
1993/94	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	29	5
1994/95	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	31	12
1995/96	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	31	6
1996/97	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	26	4
1997/98	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	30	6
1998/99	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	31	7
1999/00	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	32	14
2000/01	Club Brugge	Belgium	Eerste klasse	33	13
2001/02	Schalke 04	Germany	Bundesliga	28	0
2002/03	Schalke 04	Germany	Bundesliga	23	4
2003/04	Schalke 04	Germany	Bundesliga	25	2
2004/05	Schalke 04	Germany	Bundesliga	22	0
2005/06	Club Brugge	Belgium	Jupiler League	32	1
2006/07	Club Brugge	Belgium	Jupiler League	27	3
2007/08	Club Brugge	Belgium	Jupiler League	10	1

v • d • e Belgium squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 De Vlieger • 2 Deflandre • 3 De Boeck • 4 Van Meir • 5 Van Kerckhoven • 6 Simons • 7 Wilmots • 8 Goor • 9 Sonck • 10 Walem • 11 Verheyen • 12 Van Der Heyden • 13 Vandendriessche • 14 Vermant • 15 Peeters • 16 Van Buyten • 17 Englebert • 18 Vanderhaeghe • 19 Thijs • 20 Strupar • 21 Boffin • 22 Mpenza • 23 Herpoel • Coach: Waseige