Kevin Vandenbergh

Kevin Vandenbergh
Personal information
Full nameKevin Vandenbergh
Date of birth16 May 1983
Place of birthBonheiden, Belgium
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Westerlo
Number9
Youth career
Westerlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002Westerlo43(14)
2002–2007Genk138(66)
2007–2010Utrecht22(3)
2008→ Germinal Beerschot (loan)24(6)
2010–2011Eupen28(9)
2011–2012Mechelen27(1)
2012–Westerlo6(4)
National team
2005–2007Belgium13(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:10, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Kevin Vandenbergh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛ.vɪn vɐn.dɛm.ˈbɛrx]) (born 16 May 1983 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian football striker who currently plays for K.V.C. Westerlo.[1] He also earned some caps with Belgium and the Belgian U21 team, with his debut in the national side in 2004. Vandenbergh scored a hat-trick in Belgium's 2–3 win to Ukraine in the round of 16 of 2006 U21 European Football Championship.

Vandenbergh played for K.V.C. Westerlo until 2002, then he went to K.R.C. Genk. His father, Erwin Vandenbergh, was one of the most prolific strikers in the 1980s for Belgium.

K.R.C. Genk

In 2002, at the age of just 18, Vandenbergh was signed by the Flemish side Genk. He proved to be an exceptional goal-scorer just like his father, 66 goals in the four seasons (overall 138 appearances) he was in Fenix Stadion. After a successful 2007 season for his club where Genk came in 2nd place, he joined Dutch Eredivisie side Utrecht. This was due to a falling-out with his manager Hugo Broos. Vandenbergh could not fit in with Broos' plans, eventually his place in the starting XI replaced by Goran Ljubojevic.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2005 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp  San Marino
5–0
8–0
2006 WCQ
2. 1 March 2006 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg  Luxembourg
0–1
0–2
Friendly - abandoned 63 minutes - snow
3. 11 October 2006 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels  Azerbaijan
2–0
3–0
Euro 2008 qualifying

References

  1. "Vandenbergh, Kevin profile" (in Dutch). KV Mechelen. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

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