Gunter Van Handenhoven
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gunter Van Handenhoven | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | AA Gent | 17 | (2) |
| 1998-2002 | FC Metz | 59 | (1) |
| 2003 | AA Gent | 8 | (0) |
| 2003-2005 | La Louvière | 42 | (4) |
| 2005-2007 | Lokeren | 14 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Sint-Niklaas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Al Ahli | ||
| 2008-2009 | Roeselare | 10 | (0) |
| 2009- | KFCO Wilrijk | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Belgium U-21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2009. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978 in Sint-Niklaas) was a Belgian footballer currently team manager of RSC Anderlecht.
Club career
Van Handenhoven made an early breakthrough in Belgian first division and soon he was transferred to FC Metz.[1] But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008 he returned to the Belgian first division to play for Roeselare.
International career
He used to play for Belgium U-21. He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]
Personal life
He was for four years married to model Ann Van Elsen, with whom he has daughter June,[3] and is the brother of Sandrine Van Handenhoven, a singer, who ended fourth in Idool 2004.
References
- ↑ Profile - FC Metz
- ↑ Gunter Van Handenhoven – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Huwelijk Ann Van Elsen definitief voorbij - Het Laatste Nieuws (Dutch)