Christophe Kinet (born 15 May 1979) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Belgian, British, French and Dutch league for, among others Millwall F.C., Sparta Rotterdam, RC Strasbourg, FC Brussels and RFC Liège.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Huy, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Liège | 26 | (3) |
| 1995–1997 | Germinal Ekeren | 38 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | RC Strasbourg | 27 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Millwall | 69 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Brussels | 7 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Liège | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Huy, Belgium, Kinet started his youth training at R.S.C. Anderlecht. He quit Anderlecht for studies.[citation needed]
He joined Millwall F.C. in 2000, then playing in the second league and left Millwall again in 2002, only to be brought back shortly afterwards.[1] One of his most memorable moments at Millwall was scoring a hat-trick against Northampton in the Football League Trophy.[2]
In the 2004–05 winter transfer window Kinet transferred from FC Brussels to Sparta Rotterdam. During the 2005–06 season, he transferred to then third division club RFC de Liege, after Roeselare expressed initial interest.[3]
Personal life
editKinet left Millwall because his then-girlfriend was expecting a baby. Kinet returned to Belgium and became the father of a son, named Henrick.[citation needed]
Honours
editGerminal Ekeren
References
edit- ^ "Millwall re-sign Kinet". BBC Sport. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Millwall 4-1 Northampton". BBC. 5 December 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Kinet naar FC Luik" (in Dutch). ELFvoetbal. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Belgium 1996/97". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
edit- Christophe Kinet at WorldFootball.net
- Christophe Kinet at Soccerbase
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