Tom Soetaers
Encyclopedia
Tom Soetaers is a Belgian footballer is currently unattached to a club after recently departing KV Mechelen. He plays as a midfielder
, mostly being deployed as a Left-Winger.
where he made just seven appearances for the first team before moving to Holland to play for Roda JC. He spent three years at Roda becoming a big part of their team and was signed by league rivals AFC Ajax. However Soetaers failed to ever really establish himself at the club and after just over a year he returned to his home country with K.R.C. Genk
.
On his return to Belgium
Soetaers managed to rediscover the form he showed at Roda JC and helped the side to qualify for the UEFA Champions League
for two seasons. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2008-09 with K.R.C. Genk
, beating K.V. Mechelen in the final. On June 21, 2009, Soetaers signed a two-year contract with K.V. Kortrijk
, but after only 6 months he went to KV Mechelen, in a transfer deal that included Giuseppe Rossini
who went the other way.
Soetaers currently has eight caps for Belgium winning his first in 2003 in a match against Poland
.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, mostly being deployed as a Left-Winger.
Club career
Soetaers began his career at Belgian side AnderlechtAnderlecht
Anderlecht is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region.There are several historically and architecturally distinct districts within the Anderlecht municipality.-Pronunciation:* Dutch: * French:...
where he made just seven appearances for the first team before moving to Holland to play for Roda JC. He spent three years at Roda becoming a big part of their team and was signed by league rivals AFC Ajax. However Soetaers failed to ever really establish himself at the club and after just over a year he returned to his home country with K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
.
On his return to Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Soetaers managed to rediscover the form he showed at Roda JC and helped the side to qualify for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for two seasons. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2008-09 with K.R.C. Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
, beating K.V. Mechelen in the final. On June 21, 2009, Soetaers signed a two-year contract with K.V. Kortrijk
K.V. Kortrijk
Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2008-09 season, and they achieved they best ranking ever during the 2009-10 season, finishing 4th after the play-offs...
, but after only 6 months he went to KV Mechelen, in a transfer deal that included Giuseppe Rossini
Giuseppe Rossini
Giuseppe Rossini is an Italian-born Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian first division club Zulte Waregem. He joined Zulte Waregem from Kortrijk in May 2011.-Youth career:...
who went the other way.
Soetaers currently has eight caps for Belgium winning his first in 2003 in a match against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
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