Jo Christiaens (born 17 April 1988) is a Belgian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of

Dessel Dessel () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants. The total area is 27.03 km2. Nuclear industries ...

Managerial career

Having retired at the end of the 2019–20 season, Christiaens was appointed head coach of

KFC Turnhout K.F.C. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout. History K.F.C. Turnhout was founded as ''Turnhout Sport'' in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as ''F.C. Turnhout'' with the sam ...

on 5 March 2020 for the 2020–21 season.Jo Christiaens nieuwe trainer van Turnhout
rtv.be, 5 March 2020

References

Living people 1988 births Men's association football defenders Belgian men's footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players A.S. Verbroedering Geel players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Lierse S.K. (2018) players K.V.V. Thes Sport Tessenderlo players Belgian football managers Challenger Pro League managers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub