Timmy Simons

Timmy Simons
	Timmy Simons 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	11 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Diest, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	3
Youth career
0000–1988	Rillaar Sport
1988–1998	KTH Diest
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Lommel
2000–2005	Club Brugge
2005–2010	PSV
2010–2013	1. FC Nuremberg
2013–	Club Brugge
International career‡
2001–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Timmy Simons (born 11 December 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football player who plays for Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League. Able to play as both a central defender and a defensive midfielder, he is known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 48 competitive goals through penalty, missing only 5.^[1] In 2012, at age 36, Simons was both the outfield player with the most minutes and the most kilometres in the Bundesliga.^[2] Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven and 1. FC Nürnberg . He has captained both Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven, and 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 became a regular starter for the team from Franconia, having played in all 102 games in the three seasons.^[3] In the summer of 2013, Simons returned to his former team Club Brugge, where he signed a two-year contract.^[4]

He is the second-most capped player of all time in the Belgium national football team, having earned 93 caps.^[5]

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	34	4
2012–13	1. FC Nuremberg	Germany	Bundesliga	34	5
2013–14	Club Brugge	Belgium	Jupiler Pro League	2	1
			Total	483	54

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, Azerbaijan	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