Bernd Thijs

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Bernd Thijs
Personal information

Date of birth	(1978-06-28) 28 June 1978
Place of birth	Hasselt, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	K.A.A. Gent
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–2000	Standard Liège	102	(15)
2000–2004	Racing Genk	113	(35)
2004	Trabzonspor	11	(0)
2005–2007	Borussia Mönchengladbach	44	(0)
2007–	Gent	137	(27)
National team^‡
1993–1994	Belgium U16	4	(0)
1994	Belgium U17	1	(0)
1995–1996	Belgium U18	5	(1)
1995	Belgium U19	5	(0)
1999	Belgium U21	3	(0)
2002–2010	Belgium	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2010

Bernd Thijs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrnt ˈtɛi̯s]) (born 28 June 1978 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a Belgian football midfielder who is currently playing for Belgian club K.A.A. Gent.^[1] His former clubs include Borussia Mönchengladbach, Standard Liège, Racing Genk and Trabzonspor. Thijs played five times with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup.

Bernd Thijs is well-known because of his sober style, his ballhandling with both feet and his targeted long shots. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play one row further in the front. Sometimes he's also posted (as an emergency solution)in defense. He plays as the captain of the team.

References

↑ "Bernd Thijs". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

External links

Official website (Dutch)
Bernd Thijs at fussballdaten.de (German)
Belgium stats at Belgian FA

v t 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 (c) 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

v t e K.A.A. Gent – current squad

1 Sels 4 Nahayo 5 González Pirez 7 Habibou 8 Thijs 9 Dejaegere 10 Neto 11 Kage 12 Vandeputte 13 Puljić 15 Diabaté 17 Van der Bruggen 18 Gavazaj 19 Rafinha 20 Maes 21 Asare 23 Zukanović 24 Soumahoro 26 Lepoint 27 Caenepeel 28 Pedersen 30 Savić 33 Padt 39 Privat 77 Miličević Boeckx Manager: Rednic

Persondata
Name	Thijs, Bernd
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian footballer
Date of birth	28 June 1978
Place of birth	Hasselt, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death

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