Jo Coppens

Jo Coppens

Coppens in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jo Coppens
Date of birth	(1990-12-21) 21 December 1990
Place of birth	Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	SpVgg Unterhaching
Number	48
Youth career
	FC Halveweg
	VV Zonhoven
	Heusden-Zolder
	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Cercle Brugge	46	(0)
2014–2016	MVV Maastricht	68	(0)
2016–2017	Roeselare	10	(0)
2017–2020	Carl Zeiss Jena	73	(1)
2020–2021	Lillestrøm	7	(0)
2021–	SpVgg Unterhaching	1	(0)
International career
2006	Belgium U16	2	(0)
2006–2007	Belgium U17	13	(0)
2007–2008	Belgium U18	13	(0)
2008–2009	Belgium U19	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:01, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SpVgg Unterhaching.

Career

In May 2007, Coppens came third with Belgium at the European U17 Football Championship. In the summer of 2007, he was part of the Belgian squad at the U17 World Cup in South Korea. Coppens played all three matches. In the beginning of 2008, he came fourth with the Belgian U18 team at the international tournament of Saint Petersburg.

After running through the youth ranks of different Limburg sides, Coppens signed his first professional contract with Cercle Brugge. He started the season as third goalkeeper, behind Bram Verbist and Patrick Lane. When Verbist broke his wrist in the match against AA Gent, Coppens was given his chance for the last two matches of the season. He made his debut in a 2–1 win against Westerlo. In the summer of 2014, he was released and signed with Dutch side MVV Maastricht.

Coppens returned to Germany and the 3. Liga in January 2021, joining SpVgg Unterhaching on a contract until the end of the season.

External links

• Personal website (in Dutch)
• Jo Coppens player info at Sporza.be (in Dutch)
• Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
• Jo Coppens at Soccerway