Gunter Van Handenhoven
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KV Mechelen (asst. coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1993 | Sint-Niklaas | ||
| 1993–1996 | KV Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | KV Mechelen | 3 | (0) |
| 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 U21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Anderlecht U16[2] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Anderlecht (team manager)[2] | ||
| 2021-2022 | Kortrijk (asst.) | ||
| 2022- | KV Mechelen (asst.) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian retired footballer and former team manager of Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he was the assistant coach of Kortrijk[3] and later got the same position at KV Mechelen.
Club career
Van Handenhoven was born in Sint-Niklaas. He made an early breakthrough in Belgian First Division and soon he was transferred to Metz.[4] But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008, he returned to the Belgian First Division to play for Roeselare.
International career
Van Handenhoven played for Belgium U21 national team. He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5]
Personal life
Van Handenhoven was for four years married to model Ann Van Elsen, with whom he has daughter June.[6] He announced in April 2015 that his girlfriend Stephanie was pregnant of his second child.[7]
He is the brother of Sandrine Van Handenhoven, a singer, who ended fourth in Idool 2004.
References
- ^ Gunter Van Handenhoven at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Anderlecht vond bekende als nieuwe teammanager, voetbalkrant.com, 31 May 2012
- ^ "Gunter Van Handenhoven assistent van Belhocine". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ Gunter Van Handenhoven at FC Metz
- ^ Gunter Van Handenhoven – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Van Eyken, Karen (5 November 2012). "Huwelijk Ann Van Elsen definitief voorbij" [Ann Van Elsen marriage finally over]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Gunter Van Handenhoven wordt opnieuw papa". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2025.