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Tim Matthys (born 23 December 1983) is a Belgian football official and a former player. As of 2022, he works as technical director of K.V. Mechelen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent (scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1993 | RC Strijpen | ||
| 1993–2004 | KSV Zottegem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Gent | 25 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | Zulte-Waregem | 90 | (23) |
| 2008 | Zulte-Waregem | 14 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Panthrakikos (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lierse (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Mons | 117 | (19) |
| 2014–2019 | Mechelen | 127 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While playing for his Zulte-Waregem, Matthys scored five goals in the UEFA Cup in only three matches. He scored one in the first round against Lokomotiv Moscow and scored a hat-trick against Austria Wien. He is the best scorer of his team in this competition.[citation needed] He also scored in the Belgian Cup final, which allowed Zulte-Waregem entry into the UEFA Cup.
Matthys also played for Panthrakikos in the Greek Super League.[1]
Matthys later played for Mons in the Belgian Pro League (D1). He arrived at Mons in August 2010 and helped the team in their promotion quest by winning the Tour Final of the Belgian second division (Exqi League). At the end of his first season, he was elected "Man of the Season" by his club.[citation needed]
Retiring in the summer 2019, 35-year old Matthys was hired as chief scout for KV Mechelen.[2] On 1 October 2019, he returned to K.A.A. Gent and was appointed scout for the first team and he would also take coordinating tasks for the U18 and U21 teams of the club.[3]
Zulte Waregem
Mechelen
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