Glen De Boeck

Football player infobox
playername= Glen de Boeck
fullname = Glen de Boeck
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|08|22
cityofbirth = Boom
countryofbirth = Belgium
height = 189 cm
currentclub = Cercle Brugge "(manager)"
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1979-?
youthclubs = FC Boom
years = ?-1992 1992-1995 1995-2005
clubs = FC Boom KV Mechelen
Anderlecht
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1993-2003
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 36 (1)
manageryears = 2005-2007
2007-
managerclubs = Anderlecht "(assistant manager)"
Cercle Brugge
pcupdate = 27 August 2007
ntupdate = 27 August 2007

Glen de Boeck (born August 22, 1971 in Boom) is a Belgian former football player and current manager of Cercle Brugge. During his career he played as central defender, mostly in the books of R.S.C. Anderlecht.

In the summer of 1995, De Boeck was transferred from KV Mechelen to Anderlecht. In the late 1990s, he was criticized by pundits, who claimed he was not good enough for Anderlecht. He eventually increased his technical performances to become one of the best defenders in Jupiler League in the early 2000s.

In February of 2005, De Boeck decided to end his career due to a heavy knee injury. He was directly snapped up by his last club to become an assistant manager, together with Daniel Renders. On April 23, 2007, it was revealed that De Boeck would become manager of first division side Cercle Brugge at the end of the 2006-07 season. He succeeded Harm Van Veldhoven, who had already chosen to leave for Germinal Beerschot. On February 1, 2008, the board of directors at Cercle declared De Boeck had signed a new contract until 2011, as he also became the football section's technical director, being made responsible for the further development of the football team.

De Boeck made his international debut with Belgium on October 6, 1993, against Gabon (a friendly), going on to represent his country at two World Cups, with three appearances combined.

External links

* [http://www.cerclebrugge.be/index.php?catnr1=11&catnr2=100&catnr3=100&catnr4=100&individu=297 Cercle Brugge profile] nl icon