Jo Coppens

Jo Coppens

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	Carl Zeiss Jena
Number	22
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–	Carl Zeiss Jena	12	(1)
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 13 May 2018

Jo Coppens (born 21 December 1990) is a Belgian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the German 3. Liga.

Career

In May 2007, he became 3rd 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 3 matches. In the beginning of 2008, he became 4th 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 2 matches of the season. He made his debut in a 2-1 win against VC Westerlo. In the summer of 2014, he was released and signed with Dutch side MVV Maastricht.

External links

• Personal website Template:Nl icon
• Jo Coppens player info at Sporza.be Template:Nl icon
• Belgium Stats at Belgian FA
• Jo Coppens at Soccerway