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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gunter Van Handenhoven | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-12-16) 16 December 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Gent | 17 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | Metz | 59 | (1) |
| 2003 | Gent | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | La Louvière | 42 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Lokeren | 14 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Sint-Niklaas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Al Ahli | ||
| 2008–2009 | Roeselare | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | KFCO Wilrijk | ||
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Belgium U-21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Anderlecht U16[1][2] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Anderlecht (team manager)[2] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer and former team manager of R.S.C. Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he is the assistant-coach of K.V. Kortrijk.
Van Handenhoven was born in Sint-Niklaas. He made an early breakthrough in Belgian first division and soon he was transferred to FC Metz.[3] But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008, he returned to the Belgian first division to play for Roeselare.
Van Handenhoven played for Belgium U-21. He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]
He was for four years married to model Ann Van Elsen, with whom he has daughter June,[5] and is the brother of Sandrine Van Handenhoven, a singer, who ended fourth in Idool 2004.
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