1. Timmy Simons was born on 11 December 1976 and is a Belgian professional football coach and a former defensive midfielder who is the manager of Westerlo.
28 Facts About Timmy Simons
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Timmy Simons was known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 65 competitive goals through penalties, missing only 7.
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In 2012, at age 36, Simons was both the outfield player with the most minutes and the most kilometres in the Bundesliga.
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Timmy Simons captained both Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven, and won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.
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Timmy Simons' career started with KTH Diest, the team where he received his training.
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Timmy Simons grew into a fixture at this Belgian club in no time, quickly growing into the team's penalty taker and, after a few seasons, the captain.
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Timmy Simons was signed from Club Brugge on 29 June 2005, succeeding Mark van Bommel, who left for Barcelona.
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Timmy Simons soon became the penalty taker of PSV, as he had previously at Club Brugge.
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Timmy Simons commented: "It was good that it was a wrong penalty, I still have some peace with it".
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Together with goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, Timmy Simons played the most minutes for PSV, they both missed only one league game and played the other 33 from the beginning to the end.
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For two seasons Timmy Simons was the player who played the most in the Bundesliga.
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Timmy Simons quieted those speculations by extending his contract until 2014.
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On 12 June 2013, Timmy Simons signed a two-year contract with the option of staying in a technical position at Club Brugge.
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Timmy Simons got a questionable red card on matchday 1 after 21 minutes after a foul on Charleroi player Ederson.
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Timmy Simons played his 1000th match as a professional football player against AA Gent on 29 January 2017.
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On 13 May 2018, after receiving his seventh title as a player, Timmy Simons announced that he is putting an end to his active playing career.
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Timmy Simons received a wildcard from the board of Club Brugge, meaning he can take up a position in the future in the context of the club.
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Timmy Simons made his debut on 30 April 2001 for the Belgium national team in a friendly match away against the Czech Republic, alongside Peter Van der Heyden.
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Timmy Simons was a regular for the national team and under coach Rene Vandereycken he became captain.
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Timmy Simons was recalled under national coach Georges Leekens and under the reign of Marc Wilmots.
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On 13 November 2016 Timmy Simons was called for the international match against Estonia, after the injury of Kabasele.
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Timmy Simons is the tenth-most capped player of all time in the Belgium national football team, having earned 94 caps.
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Timmy Simons became the oldest capped player when, at age 39,11 months and 2 days, he played against Estonia on 13 November 2016.
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On 1 July 2018, Club Brugge confirmed that Timmy Simons had been hired as assistant manager to Ivan Leko.
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In June 2019 Brugge confirmed, that Timmy Simons would continue at the club as head coach for the U16s.
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On 19 April 2019 it was confirmed, that Timmy Simons had been hired as assistant coach for Zulte Waregem under manager Francky Dury from the upcoming season.
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On 17 December 2021, Dury was fired and Timmy Simons, assisted by former teammate Davy De fauw, was named manager for the rest of the season.
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In February 2023, Timmy Simons was appointed manager of Challenger Pro League side Dender EH.