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Koen
Koen () is a Dutch language given name and surname, popular in the Netherlands and Flanders. Although the earliest direct attestation comes from Oudenaarde, East Flanders in 1272, it is known to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic name ''*kōnja-'', meaning "brave". The given name is often an abbreviation of Koenraad. Kōen is a Romanization of an unrelated Japanese family name. People with the given name * Kōen (1207-1284/5), Japanese busshi during the Kamakura period * Koen Andries, Belgian scientist * Koen Barbé (born 1981), Belgian road bicycle racer * Koen Bauweraerts (born 1983), Belgian hardstyle DJ and producer * Koen Beeckman (born 1973), Belgian road bicycle racer * Koen van der Biezen (born 1985), Dutch footballer * Koen Bouwman (born 1993), Dutch cyclist * Koen Casteels (born 1992), Belgian footballer * Koen Crucke (born 1952), Belgian tenor, actor and politician * Koen Daerden (born 1982), Belgian footballer * Koen De Bouw (born 1964), Flemish actor * Koen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Kessels
Koen Kessels (born 1961) is a Belgian conductor and pianist. He is music director of The Royal Ballet and of Het Balletorkest, affiliated with the Dutch National Ballet. Biography Trained as a pianist, Kessels studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp. He became a repetiteur and an assistant conductor at the Vlaamse Opera. He founded the music ensemble HERMES in 1998 and continues to serve as its artistic director. He has served as music director for the Belgian summer opera festival Zomeropera Alden Biesen. Kessels became music director of Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2010. In 2015, he became music director of The Royal Ballet. In December 2023, Dutch National Ballet announced the appointment of Kessels as its next music director, which includes the posts of artistic director and chief conductor of Het Balletorkest, effective 1 August 2024. Kessels concluded his tenure as music director of Birmingham Royal Ballet on 30 June 2024. Kessels is an honorary professor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen De Kort
Koen de Kort (born 8 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who competed between 2002 and 2021 for the , , , and teams. Since his retirement from racing, De Kort has acted as the team support manager for his last professional team . Career He was born in Gouda and grew up in Liempde. Rabobank GS3 (2002–2004) From 2002 to 2004, he was in the development team of the cycling team. De Kort had a promising amateur career with wins in the Under 23 version of Paris–Roubaix. Liberty Seguros–Würth (2005–2006) In 2005 he became professional with the ProTour team of Manolo Saiz. That year he won a stage in the 2005 Tour de l'Avenir. Astana (2007–2008) In 2007 De Kort joined the team. Following the positive tests for heterologous blood doping by team members Alexander Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin, Astana did not have much chance to compete in 2007 and was limited in 2008. Speaking to Dutch media, De Kort expressed his frustrations at not having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Casteels
Koen Casteels (; born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah. Formed at Genk, Casteels spent most of his professional career in Germany with TSG Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen (loan) and VfL Wolfsburg, making over 200 Bundesliga appearances. Casteels made 37 appearances for Belgium up to under-21 level. He was first called up for the senior team in 2013 and was part of their squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Club career Casteels was developed at K.R.C. Genk where he was a teammate of fellow goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. He was initially regarded as better than Courtois, but while he and several of the club's other goalkeepers were injured, Courtois broke into the team. Casteels was signed by VfL Wolfsburg from TSG Hoffenheim in January 2015, but spent the first six months of the three-and-a-half-year contract on loan at Werder Bremen. He played for Wolfsburg in the 2015 DFL-Supercup, savin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Heldens
Koen Heldens is a Dutch-born mix engineer international multi-platinum, American Music Award- and Billboard Music Award-winning mixing engineer. Early life and education Originally from the Netherlands, Heldens began music school at the age of 6, attended the Venray School of Music, and accelerated through his teenage years as a music producer and classically trained pianist. He moved to Los Angeles at 19 to start a career in the music business. Career Heldens started his career in 2003, and rose to prominence in 2017 when he started working with the late XXXTentacion, with whom he earned a Guinness World Record for most streamed song in a single day for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 #1 single "Sad!" Heldens has worked with Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Joe Budden, Missy Elliott, Fat Joe, Rihanna, J-Lo, Run DMC, Dr. Dre, Dreezy, En Vogue, Kid Ink, Lecrae, Sizzla, Timbaland, TLC's T-Boz, and Wiz Khalifa. Heldens has been nominated for a Grammy Award, and has won an American Music Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Daerden
Koen Daerden (; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk. Club career Daerden was born in Tongeren. He started his senior career with K.R.C. Genk, where he became captain. He signed a one-year contract with Club Brugge in June 2006 for a reported transfer fee of €4,000,000. On 15 January 2010, Daerden joined Standard Liège from Club Brugge until June 2013. However, after a loan spell at Sint-Truiden, he was released in the summer of 2013 due to a lack of playing time. After being on trial with Dutch side Willem II in the summer of 2013, Daerden eventually signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On the last day of 2013, Daerden decided to retire from professional football as a result of sustained injuries. International career Daerden also played ten times for the Belgium national team. Career statistics International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koenraad
Koenraad is a Dutch given name. Notable persons with that name include: * Koenraad Degroote (born 1959), Belgian politician * Koenraad Dillen (born 1964), Belgian politician * Koenraad Elst (born 1959), Belgian orientalist and Indologist * Koenraad Logghe (born 1963), Belgian neopagan * Koenraad Wolter Swart (1916–1992), Dutch-American historian See also * Coenraad * Koen * Conrad (name) Conrad is a Germanic languages, Germanic masculine given name and a surname. Origin and meaning It is derived from the Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from ''conja'' meaning "bold" and ''rad'' "counsel".Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Nam ... {{given name Masculine given names Dutch masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Geens
Koen Geens (born 22 January 1958) is a Belgian jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) who served as the Minister of Justice and as Deputy Prime Minister in the governments of Prime Ministers Charles Michel and Sophie Wilmès. Early life and education Geens studied at the University of Antwerp ( UFSIA) and the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), where he received his law degree in 1980, and at Harvard University where he received an LL.M. Career Early career Since 1986 Geens has become a professor at the KU Leuven. In that capacity, he was appointed by the Belgian government as the scientific coordinator for the codification of the Belgian laws on companies and financial accounts, which culminated in a new Belgian company code in 2001. In 2009 Geens was a candidate for rector of the KU Leuven but lost out to Mark Waer. Geens is a co-founder of an independent lawfirm in Belgium with offices in Antwerp, Brussels and Kortrijk. Political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen De Bouw
Koen De Bouw (born 30 September 1964 in Turnhout) is a Belgian actor. He trained to be an actor at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp and made his breakthrough in Belgium with his role of serial killer ''Stef Tavernier'' in the TV-series Wittekerke. He played the role from 1995 until 1996. In 2003 he was the protagonist in the thriller '' The Alzheimer Case''. In 2005 De Bouw played the main character in movies as ''De Indringer'' en ''Verlengd weekend''. That summer he went to Cuba for three months to make ''Koning van de wereld''. From January 2006 on the actor worked at the movies '' Stormforce'' and '' Dossier K.'', the successor of ''The Alzheimer Case''. In 2008 he appeared in the original version of the movie ''Loft'' (with a script written by Bart De Pauw and Erik Van Looy). During the same period he appeared in Germany in ''Love Hurts'' and ' directed by Peter Keglevic, Koen De Bouw is also active in the theatre. He regularly made shows with Jan Decorte (''Amlett'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Crucke
Koenraad Desiré Arthur (Koen) Crucke (born 11 February 1952 in Ghent) is a Belgian operatic tenor, politician, and actor of stage, television, and film. As an opera singer he has been particularly active at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp where he specializes in character roles. He has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions as well. Since 1990, he stars as Albert 'Alberto Vermicelli' Vermeersch on the long-running Flemish-Belgian children's television series '' Samson en Gert''. In 2009, Crucke told the Belgian newspaper ''Het Nieuwsblad'', Albert is based upon the role of the gay hairdresser, he played in the movie Koko Flanel ''Koko Flanel'' is a Belgium, Belgian comedy movie directed by Stijn Coninx starring Urbanus, Bea Van der Maat, Willeke van Ammelrooy, and Ann Petersen. The movie was released in 1990 and was until 18 February 2009 the most successful Flanders, ... but does not reveal anything about the sexual orientation of Albert. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Bouwman
Koen Bouwman (born 2 December 1993 in Ulft) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Bouwman joined in 2016 after riding for the team as a stagiaire the previous season. He competed in his first grand tour in 2016: the Vuelta a España. His first professional win was stage 3 of the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné. In May 2018, he competed in his first Giro d'Italia. In 2019, Bouwman won the mixed team relay with the Dutch team at the UCI Road World Championships. At the 2022 Giro d'Italia, Bouwman won two stages from the breakaway, giving him enough points to also win the mountains classification. Major results Road ;2014 : 4th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race : 10th Volta Limburg Classic ;2015 : 1st Stage 5 Giro della Valle d'Aosta : 1st Mountains classification, Tour de Normandie : 4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships : 6th Paris–Tours Espoirs : 7th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt ;2017 (1 pro win) : Critérium du Dauphiné ::1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Barbé
Koen Barbé (born 20 January 1981) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013, for the and teams. Barbe retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional. Major results ;2003 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Kattekoers ;2004 : 4th Flèche Hesbignonne : 5th Omloop van het Waasland ;2005 (1 pro win) : 1st GP Rudy Dhaenens : 3rd Leeuwse Pijl : 4th Brussel–Ingooigem ;2006 : 2nd Omloop van het Waasland : 4th Omloop Het Volk ;2007 : 1st GP Paul Borremans ;2008 : 7th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen : 10th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;2010 : 2nd Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;2011 : 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Beloften : 4th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;2012 : 1st Memorial Fred De Bruyne : 1st Stan Ockers Classic ;2013 : 1st GP Paul Borremans : 7th Antwerpse Havenpijl : 10th Tro-Bro Léon Tro-Bro Léon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Van Der Biezen
Koen van der Biezen (; born 10 July 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of SV CHC. Career Van der Biezen was born in Nuland Nuland is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located about 8 km (5 mi) east of 's-Hertogenbosch. History In the Middle Ages, Nuland was part of the Kwartier van Maasland of the Meierij van 's-Hertoge .... In July 2011, he joined Polish club Cracovia on a three-year contract. On 31 July 2012, he moved to German 3. Liga side Karlsruher SC on a two-year contract. References External links * * * Living people 1985 births People from Maasdonk Footballers from Oss Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers FC Den Bosch players Go Ahead Eagles players KS Cracovia players Karlsruher SC players Arminia Bielefeld players SC Paderborn 07 players TOP Oss players SV TEC players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
