Jonas De Roeck

Jonas De Roeck
Personal information
Date of birth	20 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1986–1987	Rochus Deurne
1987–1991	Park Sharon Tornados
1991–1992	Cobham
1992–1999	Antwerp
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Antwerp
2001–2005	Lierse
2005–2007	Germinal Beerschot
2007–2009	Gent
2009–2012	FC Augsburg
2012–2013	Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2013–2015	Antwerp
Total
International career
2000–2002	Belgium U21
Managerial career
2015–2016	Lyra
2016–2017	Berchem
2017–2018	Sint-Truiden
2018–2019	Anderlecht (U21)
2018-2021	Anderlecht (assistant)
2021–2023	Westerlo
2024-now	Antwerp
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonas De Roeck (born 20 December 1979) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player. He is currently managing Antwerp since June 2024.

Early life

De Roeck was born in Barcelona, Spain, where his father was working as a chemical engineer at the time. As a child he also lived in the United States and England.^[1]

Playing career

De Roeck started his professional career with Antwerp in 1999 and spent several seasons with other Belgian clubs such as Lierse, Germinal Beerschot and Gent before moving to Germany with FC Augsburg.^[2] He returned in the summer of 2012 when he signed with Oud-Heverlee Leuven,^[3] where he stayed for one season before moving back to Antwerp.

Managerial career

On 27 May 2021, De Roeck was officially announced as the new head coach of Belgian First Division B club Westerlo. He became the successor of Bob Peeters, who had not managed to lead the club to promotion to the top division in the four previous seasons.^[4] Westerlo earned promotion to the Belgian First Division A in his first season at the helm. After the 2021-22 season, De Roeck signed a contract extension to keep him at the club through the 2024-25 season.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jonas De Roeck (27)". Site-Sportmagazine-NL (in Dutch). 7 May 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "De Roeck, Jonas" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "De Roeck terug in België: "Verrassen met OHL"" [De Roeck back in Belgium: Surprise with OHL] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 14 June 2012.
^ "Jonas De Roeck voorgesteld als nieuwe trainer van Westerlo". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 May 2021.
^ "Jonas De Roeck Stays". kvcwesterlo.be. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.