Jonas Ivens (born 14 October 1984 in

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) is a retired Belgian

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who played as a

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. He is currently the assistant manager of

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. He made a name of himself in his homeland

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, before moving to Dutch football in the summer of 2010 after signing with

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Career

Belgium

Ivens broke through to the first team of hometown club

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in the 2003–04 season. He played one season for the club, in a period in which

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guided Beveren to a more attractive financial situation through talented Ivorian players. This meant a limited opportunity for Ivens to play in the first team, which resulted in moving to second division side KMSK Deinze in 2004. There he played two seasons, before being signed by K.V. Mechelen in the spring of 2006. With Mechelen he promoted to the

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, and became captain of the team.

FC Groningen

On 16 June 2010, Ivens signed a four-year contract with Groningen. Groningen paid a €500,000 fee for the player. He made his first-team debut in a 2–2

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draw against

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on 8 August 2010.

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2015–16 season, Ivens was hired as a physical coach at

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. In the summer 2018, he took charge of the club's reserve and would, next to that, also function as an assistant manager for the first team. In the summer 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of

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under manager

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. On 3 January 2022, Ivens moved to

together with Clement.Philippe Clement : "Je suis très honoré d'être à l'AS Monaco"
asmonaco.com, 5 January 2021

References

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1984 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgian football managers Belgian expatriate men's footballers K.S.K. Beveren players K.V. Mechelen players FC Groningen players RKC Waalwijk players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Men's association football central defenders S.K. Beveren players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Men's association football defenders Club Brugge KV non-playing staff AS Monaco FC non-playing staff Sportspeople from Beveren Footballers from East Flanders Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Niki Volos F.C. players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub