Axel Smeets

Axel Smeets
Personal information
Full name	Axel Smeets
Date of birth	12 July 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
	Bosvoorde
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1994	Standard Liege
1994–1997	Gent
1997–1998	Salamanca
1998–1999	Charleroi
1999	Kortrijk
1999–2000	Sheffield United
2000–2003	Lierse
2003–2004	Ankarugücü
2004–2006	HamKam
	Total
International career
	Belgium U-21
Managerial career
2012–2013	Anderlecht (scout)
2013–2014	RC Waterloo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Axel Smeets (born 12 July 1974 in Brussels, Belgium) is a former football (soccer) and football manager, who played as a defender and could also play as a midfielder.

Career

During his career he played for several Belgian clubs and also played overseas for UD Salamanca, Sheffield United (where he got sent off on his debut against Portsmouth)^[4] and MKE Ankaragücü, where he had several experiences (good and bad) and ended his career in Norway with HamKam due to a hip injury. The bad recovery from this injury prevented him from signing a 3 years contract for Club Brugge. He also won 25 caps without scoring for the Belgium Under-21s.

The Norwegian Athletes Association had Smeets as right back on their football Team of the Year 2004.

After passing his UEFA A Licence, he decided to take the FIFA Players' Agent Exam, which he also successfully passed. He's now devoting himself to his player's careers. He also coaches the St. John's International School Boys Varsity football team.

References

^ Axel Smeets intègre la cellule scouting, anderlecht-online.be, 22 February 2012
^ Axel Smeets on Walfoot, walfoot.be
^ Une première réussie pour Axel Smeets à Waterloo, lacapitale.be, 6 March 2013
^ "Portsmouth 2 Sheffield United 0". Sporting Life. 7 August 1999. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

External links

Axel Smeets at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Axel Smeets intègre la cellule scouting, anderlecht-online.be, 22 February 2012

[2] Axel Smeets on Walfoot, walfoot.be

[3] Une première réussie pour Axel Smeets à Waterloo, lacapitale.be, 6 March 2013

[4] "Portsmouth 2 Sheffield United 0". Sporting Life. 7 August 1999. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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