Timmy Simons

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Timmy Simons
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Personal information
Date of birth 11 December 1976 (1976-12-11) (age 35)
Place of birth Diest, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club 1. FC Nuremberg
Number 2
Youth career
0000–1988 Rillaar Sport
1988–1998 KTH Diest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 Lommel 61 (5)
2000–2005 Club Brugge 162 (23)
2005–2010 PSV 158 (14)
2010– 1. FC Nuremberg 51 (5)
National team‡
2001– Belgium 88 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2011

Timmy Simons (born 11 December 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga.[1] Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, and PSV Eindhoven. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.

In the summer 2005 he decided to leave Club Brugge for PSV Eindhoven. He was named vice-captain in the 2005–06 season. After Philip Cocu left after the 2006–07 season, he was named captain. He became a key player for PSV and was very popular among the fans. He took over the number 6 shirt after Mark van Bommel left the club. He left for 1. FC Nuremberg in summer 2010 and is currently a regular starter for the team from Bavaria having played in all 34 games in the season.

He has earned 88 caps for the Belgium national football team.[2]

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[edit] Career statistics

Season Club Country Competition Matches Goals
1998–99 Lommel  Belgium Jupiler League 30 1
1999–2000 Lommel  Belgium Jupiler League 31 4
2000–01 Club Brugge  Belgium Jupiler League 34 2
2001–02 Club Brugge  Belgium Jupiler League 34 3
2002–03 Club Brugge  Belgium Jupiler League 33 7
2003–04 Club Brugge  Belgium Jupiler League 33 4
2004–05 Club Brugge  Belgium Jupiler League 28 7
2005–06 PSV  Netherlands Eredivisie 32 2
2006–07 PSV  Netherlands Eredivisie 34 5
2007–08 PSV  Netherlands Eredivisie 33 4
2008–09 PSV  Netherlands Eredivisie 34 3
2009–10 PSV  Netherlands Eredivisie 25 1
2010–11 1. FC Nuremberg  Germany Bundesliga 34 2
2011–12 1. FC Nuremberg  Germany Bundesliga 17 3
Total 374 42
Timmy Simons: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 March 2005 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
0–1
1–2
 2006 WCQ
2. 7 September 2005 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium  San Marino
1–0
8–0
 2006 WCQ
3. 11 October 2006 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Azerbaijan
1–0
3–0
 Euro 2008 qualifying
4. 29 March 2011 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Azerbaijan
2–1
4–1
 Euro 2012 qualifying
5. 2 September 2011 Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbeidjan  Azerbaijan
0-1
1-1
 Euro 2012 qualifying
6. 7 October 2011 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Kazakhstan
1–0
4–1
 Euro 2012 qualifying

[edit] Awards and honours

[edit] Club

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Simons, Timmy" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2010-11/1-fc-nuernberg-81/27977/spieler_timmy-simons.html. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Number of Selections". Royal Belgian Football Association. http://www.footbel.be/en/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/aantal_selecties.html. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 

[edit] External links

1. FC Nuremberg – current squad
Belgium squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
Belgium


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