Jerry Poorters (born 9 October 1978 in Lommel) is a former Belgian footballer, who last played for KFC Wezel Sport.

Career

Before his time with

K Rupel Boom FC Koninklijke Rupel Boom FC is a Belgian association football club based in Boom, Antwerp province currently playing in the Belgian First Amateur. They play at the Gemeentelijk Parkstadion in Boom. History K. Rupel Boom FC was founded in 1998, a ...

, Poorters played for

SK Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...

. With

he won the Belgian First Division in 1997, the Belgian Cup in 1999 and the

1999 Belgian Super Cup The 1999 Belgian Supercup was a football match between the winners of the previous season's Belgian First Division and Belgian Cup competitions. The match was contested by Cup winners Lierse, and 1999–2000 Belgian First Division champions, Genk ...

. He even played Champions League football in 1997–1998. After a short spell with

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...

club

KVK Tienen Koninklijke Voetbal Klub Tienen-Hageland is a Belgian association football club from the city of Tienen, Flemish Brabant. It is currently playing in the Belgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football. History The club was ...

, Poorters joined

RS Waasland Sportkring Beveren is a professional Belgian association football club located in the municipality of Beveren, East Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division B. History The club was founded in 1936 as Red Star and registered to an amate ...

. Since 2006 he's playing for

. With this club, Poorters achieved 2 promotions. In 2008 to the Belgian Third Division, and in 2010 to the

. Poorters was the team captain for many years. After the relegation of

to the Belgian Third Division in 2011, Poorters signed a new contract until the end of the season 2013–2014. After a series of bad results in the beginning of the 2013–2014 season, Poorters resigned from the club. He later signed a contract with Beerschot Wilrijk. After a few games however, his contract was cancelled with mutual consent. Poorters ultimately signed a contract with Wezel Sport where he would end his career in 2016.

Awards

* Supporters Player of the Year K. Rupel Boom FC: 2007, 2009, 2011

References

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* 1978 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Lierse S.K. players K. Rupel Boom F.C. players K.V.K. Tienen-Hageland players S.K. Beveren players Footballers from Ghent Belgian Pro League players Men's association football defenders People from Lommel {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub