Stijn Stijnen [SEP] member of sports team
Stijn Stijnen
Stijn Stijnen (; born 7 April 1981) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current sporting director of K.S.C. Hasselt.
He played in 189 Belgian Pro League games during thirteen seasons, mainly with Club Brugge with which he won nine major titles, including two national championships.
Club career.
Born in Hasselt, Limburg, Stijnen moved from K.S.C. Hasselt to Club Brugge KV in 2000, aged 19, and became the club's first stand-in for veteran Dany Verlinden
The club name changed to KSK Hasselt in 2003 when KS Kermt-Hasselt returned to Hasselt.
The season that they were playing in the first division, they were playing with Dutch players Peter Ressel and Horst Blankenburg, who played for the national team. Some other well known players played in Hasselt: former coach of the Belgian national team René Vandereycken. Also played in Hasselt: father of Stijn Stijnen: Jean-Pierre Stijnen.
Honours.
- Belgian Second Division Final Round:
- Winners (1)