Olivier De Cock (born 9 November 1975) is a Belgian former professional footballer[1] who played as a right-back. He is manager of the reserve team of R. Knokke FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Eeklo, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Knokke (Reserves manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2008 | Club Brugge | 286 | (15) |
| 2007–2008 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Oostende | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Roeselare | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | SVV Damme | 24 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Belgium | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Oostende (U11) | ||
| 2019– | Knokke (reserves) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDe Cock was born in Eeklo. He joined Club Brugge in 1987. In 1995, he was promoted to the first team. De Cock made his debut for the club on 29 November 1996 in a 3–1 league win over Gent. However, it was only after the departure of Eric Deflandre that De Cock got a permanent spot in the starting lineup. When Brian Priske arrived in 2006, he lost his permanent place in the side.[2]
In August 2007 he moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan.[3] He then played for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Oostende.[4][5] In the summer of 2010, he joined Roeselare on a one-year contract. After that season, De Cock retired as a professional football player.[6] He then started playing on amateur level for SVV Damme.[7]
International career
editDe Cock earned 11 caps for the Belgium national team. His first game for them came against Andorra on 12 October 2002 in a 1–0 victory.
Coaching career
editIn January 2018, De Cock was appointed team manager of his former club Roeselare.[8][9] In the summer 2018, he was hired as the manager of K.V. Oostende's U11 team.[10]
On 22 April 2019, he was appointed manager of the reserve team of R. Knokke FC.[11]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 1995–96 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1997–98 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1998–99 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1999–00 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2000–01 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2003–04 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2007–08 | 18 | 0 |
Honours
editClub Brugge
References
edit- ^ "de Cock, Olivier" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Van Uytvange, Koen (26 June 2007). "Brian Priske hangt vuile was van Club Brugge buiten". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
- ^ "Fortuna leiht Olivier de Cock aus". Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 (in German). 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Fußball 2.Bundesliga: De Cock und RWO müssen sich noch gedulden". Handelsblatt (in German). 14 November 2008.
- ^ "Olivier De Cock aan de slag bij KV Oostende". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Gewezen Club-speler Olivier De Cock op Open VLD-lijst". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Olivier De Cock SVV Damme". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Bruggeling Olivier De Cock wordt teammanager bij Roeselare". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 9 January 2018.
- ^ Olivier De Cock is de nieuwe teammanager, ksvroeselare.be, 9 January 2019
- ^ Olivier De Cock over Gert Verheyen: "Hij maakt objectieve analyses", kw.be, 28 October 2018
- ^ Olivier De Cock volgend seizoen beloftentrainer en T3, rkfc.be, 22 April 2019
- ^ "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "CLUB BRUGGE - LA LOUVIÈRE 1-1". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "SUPERCOUPE DE BELGIQUE. FIN". besoccer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
External links
edit- Olivier De Cock at WorldFootball.net
- Olivier De Cock at fussballdaten.de (in German)